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Apolitical account. A repost or 🖤 ≠ endorsement
Apolitical account. A repost or 🖤 ≠ endorsement
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“If you liked the battles in Battlesector, you will surely like the battles here. However, I think the campaign is the star of the show… It's clear that time has been spent creating a story, exploring the universe, breathing life into the hero characters and creating a good combat system.”
Runequest: Warlords - Review
Patrik has travelled to ancient continents and attempted to lead the world's factions in the war against Chaos in this turn-based strategy game from Virtuos...
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February 7, 2026 at 10:56 PM
“If you liked the battles in Battlesector, you will surely like the battles here. However, I think the campaign is the star of the show… It's clear that time has been spent creating a story, exploring the universe, breathing life into the hero characters and creating a good combat system.”
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"So, you are making a game where the characters are thieves in a fantasy world? But isn't there already Blades for this?"
The difference is between a heist game and a stealth game. I think (I hope?).
The difference is between a heist game and a stealth game. I think (I hope?).
February 7, 2026 at 10:49 PM
"So, you are making a game where the characters are thieves in a fantasy world? But isn't there already Blades for this?"
The difference is between a heist game and a stealth game. I think (I hope?).
The difference is between a heist game and a stealth game. I think (I hope?).
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27/3/63. "It took four days before we learned what had become of 8th Platoon. What we found surpassed even our worst nightmares. Their forms were twisted and fused into a grotesque, infernal construct; a sight that left us utterly shaken." #HotWar #HandiworkGames
February 6, 2026 at 1:30 PM
27/3/63. "It took four days before we learned what had become of 8th Platoon. What we found surpassed even our worst nightmares. Their forms were twisted and fused into a grotesque, infernal construct; a sight that left us utterly shaken." #HotWar #HandiworkGames
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Becoming obsessed with the idea of what if Robert E Howard wrote LoTR
February 6, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Becoming obsessed with the idea of what if Robert E Howard wrote LoTR
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These silver Elric paperbacks were my jam in junior high and for some reason this was my favorite of the Robert Gould covers. Something about it...
February 6, 2026 at 7:30 PM
These silver Elric paperbacks were my jam in junior high and for some reason this was my favorite of the Robert Gould covers. Something about it...
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Although the winner has been obvious since 36 the game played by the first purchaser is within a hour of wrapping up
Popular board game #Monopoly goes on sale for the first time #OnThisDay in 1935.
February 6, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Although the winner has been obvious since 36 the game played by the first purchaser is within a hour of wrapping up
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Huge update for the Swords Without Master campaign today!
🎉 Next Goal: a sword & planet Eidolon Folio from the incredible @simonroy.bsky.social!
📦 EU-friendly shipping!
🎲 Eidolon Card "game stuff" preview!
🤝 @rascal.news interview with @epidiah.bsky.social
www.kickstarter.com/projects/unw...
🎉 Next Goal: a sword & planet Eidolon Folio from the incredible @simonroy.bsky.social!
📦 EU-friendly shipping!
🎲 Eidolon Card "game stuff" preview!
🤝 @rascal.news interview with @epidiah.bsky.social
www.kickstarter.com/projects/unw...
February 5, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Huge update for the Swords Without Master campaign today!
🎉 Next Goal: a sword & planet Eidolon Folio from the incredible @simonroy.bsky.social!
📦 EU-friendly shipping!
🎲 Eidolon Card "game stuff" preview!
🤝 @rascal.news interview with @epidiah.bsky.social
www.kickstarter.com/projects/unw...
🎉 Next Goal: a sword & planet Eidolon Folio from the incredible @simonroy.bsky.social!
📦 EU-friendly shipping!
🎲 Eidolon Card "game stuff" preview!
🤝 @rascal.news interview with @epidiah.bsky.social
www.kickstarter.com/projects/unw...
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Pelgrane Press seeks Customer and Platform Relationship Manager
Pelgrane Press seeks Customer and Platform Relationship Manager
Pelgrane Press, one of the UK’s leading publishers of RPGs, are currently recruiting for a Customer and Platform Relationship Manager to work remotely buildin
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February 4, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Pelgrane Press seeks Customer and Platform Relationship Manager
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Always read contracts you're sent to sign, even if you're told it's "boilerplate".
Understand what you're agreeing to and don't be afraid to ask questions or request adjustments.
When you're starting out you may not have much room to negotiate, but at least you can go into it with your eyes open.
Understand what you're agreeing to and don't be afraid to ask questions or request adjustments.
When you're starting out you may not have much room to negotiate, but at least you can go into it with your eyes open.
February 5, 2026 at 4:34 AM
Always read contracts you're sent to sign, even if you're told it's "boilerplate".
Understand what you're agreeing to and don't be afraid to ask questions or request adjustments.
When you're starting out you may not have much room to negotiate, but at least you can go into it with your eyes open.
Understand what you're agreeing to and don't be afraid to ask questions or request adjustments.
When you're starting out you may not have much room to negotiate, but at least you can go into it with your eyes open.
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February 5, 2026 at 1:45 PM
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If you're an RPG creator, think about the ways you name your files when you put them up for download. Put the full name of your game into the file name, not an acronym. Remove the cruft of iteration—don't make me download a character sheet called "char sheet 2 (final).pdf"
February 5, 2026 at 2:07 PM
If you're an RPG creator, think about the ways you name your files when you put them up for download. Put the full name of your game into the file name, not an acronym. Remove the cruft of iteration—don't make me download a character sheet called "char sheet 2 (final).pdf"
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BTW I have a blog now, I’m part of the blogosphere.
So if you prefer, you can read this whole ramble in blogpost form, like it’s 2008:
blog.olddog.games/posts/the-vi...
So if you prefer, you can read this whole ramble in blogpost form, like it’s 2008:
blog.olddog.games/posts/the-vi...
February 3, 2026 at 1:50 AM
BTW I have a blog now, I’m part of the blogosphere.
So if you prefer, you can read this whole ramble in blogpost form, like it’s 2008:
blog.olddog.games/posts/the-vi...
So if you prefer, you can read this whole ramble in blogpost form, like it’s 2008:
blog.olddog.games/posts/the-vi...
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It looks possible, even likely, that we'll hit 666 backers.
Might celebrate that by writing a scenario wherein our heroes must claw their way out of the underworld that you can only play with rogues who have died in previous adventures.
Might celebrate that by writing a scenario wherein our heroes must claw their way out of the underworld that you can only play with rogues who have died in previous adventures.
I spent so much time over the last decade wringing my hands about putting together a stand-alone version of Swords. Largely because I didn't have the resources to do it justice and I was worried there wouldn't be the interested to justify it.
What a fool I was.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/unw...
What a fool I was.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/unw...
Swords Without Master
A ttrpg of strange sorceries, ferocious deeds, and astounding wonder by Epidiah Ravachol.
www.kickstarter.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:58 PM
It looks possible, even likely, that we'll hit 666 backers.
Might celebrate that by writing a scenario wherein our heroes must claw their way out of the underworld that you can only play with rogues who have died in previous adventures.
Might celebrate that by writing a scenario wherein our heroes must claw their way out of the underworld that you can only play with rogues who have died in previous adventures.
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February 3, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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I spent so much time over the last decade wringing my hands about putting together a stand-alone version of Swords. Largely because I didn't have the resources to do it justice and I was worried there wouldn't be the interested to justify it.
What a fool I was.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/unw...
What a fool I was.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/unw...
Swords Without Master
A ttrpg of strange sorceries, ferocious deeds, and astounding wonder by Epidiah Ravachol.
www.kickstarter.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:15 PM
I spent so much time over the last decade wringing my hands about putting together a stand-alone version of Swords. Largely because I didn't have the resources to do it justice and I was worried there wouldn't be the interested to justify it.
What a fool I was.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/unw...
What a fool I was.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/unw...
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font #981: Breathe Fire V
nalgames.com/fonts/breath...
as per uzhe, this is included in the all fonts pack license, any purchase past, present or future. (go download + use it commercially!)
also fun fact: Breathe Fire (the first) will be 10 years old in 3 weeks today.
nalgames.com/fonts/breath...
nalgames.com/fonts/breath...
as per uzhe, this is included in the all fonts pack license, any purchase past, present or future. (go download + use it commercially!)
also fun fact: Breathe Fire (the first) will be 10 years old in 3 weeks today.
nalgames.com/fonts/breath...
February 2, 2026 at 4:15 PM
font #981: Breathe Fire V
nalgames.com/fonts/breath...
as per uzhe, this is included in the all fonts pack license, any purchase past, present or future. (go download + use it commercially!)
also fun fact: Breathe Fire (the first) will be 10 years old in 3 weeks today.
nalgames.com/fonts/breath...
nalgames.com/fonts/breath...
as per uzhe, this is included in the all fonts pack license, any purchase past, present or future. (go download + use it commercially!)
also fun fact: Breathe Fire (the first) will be 10 years old in 3 weeks today.
nalgames.com/fonts/breath...
Writing an RPG in layout means that I can look at each page and ask myself, "is there anything on here—words, paragraphs, visual hierarchy, structure, graphics, typography, tables, composition—that does not delight me?"
If there is, something must change. This works very well in my weird brain.
If there is, something must change. This works very well in my weird brain.
February 3, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Writing an RPG in layout means that I can look at each page and ask myself, "is there anything on here—words, paragraphs, visual hierarchy, structure, graphics, typography, tables, composition—that does not delight me?"
If there is, something must change. This works very well in my weird brain.
If there is, something must change. This works very well in my weird brain.
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"Tomb of the Bull King" by Dariel R. A. Quiogue
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Tomb of the Bull King – Swords & Sorcery Magazine
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January 31, 2026 at 7:14 PM
"Tomb of the Bull King" by Dariel R. A. Quiogue
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It's very possible to do a lot with tab stops to create tabular info in layout, but there are some things I want to do that don't really work without actual tables (which in Affinity I neither love nor hate, now that I know how to use them). This is an Affinity table.
February 1, 2026 at 9:27 PM
It's very possible to do a lot with tab stops to create tabular info in layout, but there are some things I want to do that don't really work without actual tables (which in Affinity I neither love nor hate, now that I know how to use them). This is an Affinity table.
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You know what actually matters about ttrpgs? The quality of the paper stock
January 30, 2026 at 1:07 PM
You know what actually matters about ttrpgs? The quality of the paper stock
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"Sometimes, what matters is the rain that's falling on your helmet just before battle ... and dripping into the puddle next. So, why not roll for that?”
Rascal spoke with @epidiah.bsky.social about the glum/jovial dual nature of pulp fantasy and the new edition of Swords Without Master.
Rascal spoke with @epidiah.bsky.social about the glum/jovial dual nature of pulp fantasy and the new edition of Swords Without Master.
Swords without Master enters a whole new phase
The beloved sword and sorcery game feels as original as the day it released.
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January 28, 2026 at 3:08 PM
"Sometimes, what matters is the rain that's falling on your helmet just before battle ... and dripping into the puddle next. So, why not roll for that?”
Rascal spoke with @epidiah.bsky.social about the glum/jovial dual nature of pulp fantasy and the new edition of Swords Without Master.
Rascal spoke with @epidiah.bsky.social about the glum/jovial dual nature of pulp fantasy and the new edition of Swords Without Master.
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Reached for comment, Erik the Red’s ghost said he was mostly angry about all of this, but also a tiny bit jazzed that calling it Greenland was still confusing someone
January 21, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Reached for comment, Erik the Red’s ghost said he was mostly angry about all of this, but also a tiny bit jazzed that calling it Greenland was still confusing someone
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Since someone asked, here are some (hopefully) more Tolkien-y feeling #TTRPG rules I wrote which I've been using, avoiding the hyper-focus on combat. I dearly love #TheOneRing (we ran a game for years), and I wrote these rules to try and create tales more in line with Professor #Tolkien.
Cheers!
Cheers!
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January 13, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Since someone asked, here are some (hopefully) more Tolkien-y feeling #TTRPG rules I wrote which I've been using, avoiding the hyper-focus on combat. I dearly love #TheOneRing (we ran a game for years), and I wrote these rules to try and create tales more in line with Professor #Tolkien.
Cheers!
Cheers!
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Hey #PortfolioDay!
I'm Ripley. I'm a fantasy cartographer and illustrator working mostly in #TTRPGs and books. I've worked primarily in the #OSR scene and I'm looking for new opportunities!
queerwizard.co.uk
queer-wizard.itch.io
📧 matthews.rj@gmail.com
#art #fantast #cartography #fantasymaps
I'm Ripley. I'm a fantasy cartographer and illustrator working mostly in #TTRPGs and books. I've worked primarily in the #OSR scene and I'm looking for new opportunities!
queerwizard.co.uk
queer-wizard.itch.io
📧 matthews.rj@gmail.com
#art #fantast #cartography #fantasymaps
January 13, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Hey #PortfolioDay!
I'm Ripley. I'm a fantasy cartographer and illustrator working mostly in #TTRPGs and books. I've worked primarily in the #OSR scene and I'm looking for new opportunities!
queerwizard.co.uk
queer-wizard.itch.io
📧 matthews.rj@gmail.com
#art #fantast #cartography #fantasymaps
I'm Ripley. I'm a fantasy cartographer and illustrator working mostly in #TTRPGs and books. I've worked primarily in the #OSR scene and I'm looking for new opportunities!
queerwizard.co.uk
queer-wizard.itch.io
📧 matthews.rj@gmail.com
#art #fantast #cartography #fantasymaps
Pledged.
Thank you, Rogues - we've funded well before the sun set on the first day of the campaign!
It's really incredible to see all the nice things you've had to say about the game, and the excitement for getting this stand-alone edition out into the world!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/unw...
It's really incredible to see all the nice things you've had to say about the game, and the excitement for getting this stand-alone edition out into the world!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/unw...
Swords Without Master
A ttrpg of strange sorceries, ferocious deeds, and astounding wonder by Epidiah Ravachol.
www.kickstarter.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Pledged.