Alex Kain
@tdcpresents.bsky.social
Lead Narrative Designer at WB/Avalanche! Writer for Armello, Dust: An Elysian Tail, Salt & Sanctuary/Sacrifice, and more
Co-Creator & Writer of comic series "Beyond the Western Deep" and making the hand-animated adventure “War of the Western Deep”!
Co-Creator & Writer of comic series "Beyond the Western Deep" and making the hand-animated adventure “War of the Western Deep”!
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Alex Kain
@tdcpresents.bsky.social
· Nov 17
Our Armello: The Founding and the Fall #Kickstarter is over 230% funded and the campaign isn't even half over!
Check out the campaign to pre-order your copy and get some amazing bonus goodies as well!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
Check out the campaign to pre-order your copy and get some amazing bonus goodies as well!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
Late pledges for @leagueofgeeks.com's "Armello: The Founding and the Fall" have been such a hit that we're extending them until the end of January as we lock things down for production!
Missed the campaign? No worries! You can still pledge all through next month! bit.ly/armello-late...
Missed the campaign? No worries! You can still pledge all through next month! bit.ly/armello-late...
December 28, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Late pledges for @leagueofgeeks.com's "Armello: The Founding and the Fall" have been such a hit that we're extending them until the end of January as we lock things down for production!
Missed the campaign? No worries! You can still pledge all through next month! bit.ly/armello-late...
Missed the campaign? No worries! You can still pledge all through next month! bit.ly/armello-late...
Reposted by Alex Kain
i had to drop what i was doing to make this
December 23, 2025 at 3:59 PM
i had to drop what i was doing to make this
We finished our campaign strong, and with @kickstarter.com's great new Late Pledges feature, we're keeping the campaign OPEN and already crossed $100K!
Late pledges get ALL the benefits of normal pledges, including stretch goal bonuses, so even if you missed out...you didn't! bit.ly/armello-late...
Late pledges get ALL the benefits of normal pledges, including stretch goal bonuses, so even if you missed out...you didn't! bit.ly/armello-late...
December 7, 2025 at 11:24 PM
We finished our campaign strong, and with @kickstarter.com's great new Late Pledges feature, we're keeping the campaign OPEN and already crossed $100K!
Late pledges get ALL the benefits of normal pledges, including stretch goal bonuses, so even if you missed out...you didn't! bit.ly/armello-late...
Late pledges get ALL the benefits of normal pledges, including stretch goal bonuses, so even if you missed out...you didn't! bit.ly/armello-late...
Thank you everyone for the incredible support on Armello: The Founding and the Fall!
The campaign may be over, but we’re still accepting late pledges for the book, sticker+bookmark, and digital collectors edition with the Geek Dice and Bandit Clan skins!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
The campaign may be over, but we’re still accepting late pledges for the book, sticker+bookmark, and digital collectors edition with the Geek Dice and Bandit Clan skins!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
Armello: The Founding and the Fall
Ten years ago Armello brought tabletop adventures to life. Now, delve into its lore-rich world with this gorgeous hardcover omnibus!
www.kickstarter.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Thank you everyone for the incredible support on Armello: The Founding and the Fall!
The campaign may be over, but we’re still accepting late pledges for the book, sticker+bookmark, and digital collectors edition with the Geek Dice and Bandit Clan skins!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
The campaign may be over, but we’re still accepting late pledges for the book, sticker+bookmark, and digital collectors edition with the Geek Dice and Bandit Clan skins!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
Reposted by Alex Kain
ONLY ONE HOUR LEFT! And so close to $100k and 1k followers!
@tdcpresents.bsky.social approached us in 2023 with the idea of a Kickstarter for a collection of his novellas. Almost all of the money from your pledges go directly towards supporting his great work.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
@tdcpresents.bsky.social approached us in 2023 with the idea of a Kickstarter for a collection of his novellas. Almost all of the money from your pledges go directly towards supporting his great work.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
December 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
ONLY ONE HOUR LEFT! And so close to $100k and 1k followers!
@tdcpresents.bsky.social approached us in 2023 with the idea of a Kickstarter for a collection of his novellas. Almost all of the money from your pledges go directly towards supporting his great work.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
@tdcpresents.bsky.social approached us in 2023 with the idea of a Kickstarter for a collection of his novellas. Almost all of the money from your pledges go directly towards supporting his great work.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
I can hardly believe it, but we SMASHED our $85K stretch goal and now EVERY BOOK is getting some killer painted page edges!
At 10 HOURS, we have one stretch goal left: an exclusive, premium book slipcase with original art! Get your pledge in before time runs out! www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
At 10 HOURS, we have one stretch goal left: an exclusive, premium book slipcase with original art! Get your pledge in before time runs out! www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
December 4, 2025 at 4:09 AM
I can hardly believe it, but we SMASHED our $85K stretch goal and now EVERY BOOK is getting some killer painted page edges!
At 10 HOURS, we have one stretch goal left: an exclusive, premium book slipcase with original art! Get your pledge in before time runs out! www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
At 10 HOURS, we have one stretch goal left: an exclusive, premium book slipcase with original art! Get your pledge in before time runs out! www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
My Armello Kickstarter collaboration with @leagueofgeeks.com is drawing to a close in 24 hours, but what a ride it's been!
We're over 300% funded, and inching closer to a killer stretch goal to boot! If you haven't checked it out yet, now's the time!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
We're over 300% funded, and inching closer to a killer stretch goal to boot! If you haven't checked it out yet, now's the time!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
December 3, 2025 at 12:30 PM
My Armello Kickstarter collaboration with @leagueofgeeks.com is drawing to a close in 24 hours, but what a ride it's been!
We're over 300% funded, and inching closer to a killer stretch goal to boot! If you haven't checked it out yet, now's the time!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
We're over 300% funded, and inching closer to a killer stretch goal to boot! If you haven't checked it out yet, now's the time!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
We're in the final 48 hours and nearly 300% funded, so if you've been waiting to pledge, now's the time!
Only two days remain! Printed end pages, two never released novellas, Bandit Clan skins for Armello, and more!
And almost 300% funded! Back the Kickstarter and secure your copy of this premium omnibus of nine (!!) novellas set in the Kingdom of Armello!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
And almost 300% funded! Back the Kickstarter and secure your copy of this premium omnibus of nine (!!) novellas set in the Kingdom of Armello!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
The Kickstarter I'm running with @leagueofgeeks.com ends early Dec 4th! bit.ly/armello-last...
We've got in-game Geek Dice and the Black Company skins, tons of fun rewards, and the centerpiece: a gorgeous hardcover that should fit perfectly alongside your copies of Redwall and Mossflower!
We've got in-game Geek Dice and the Black Company skins, tons of fun rewards, and the centerpiece: a gorgeous hardcover that should fit perfectly alongside your copies of Redwall and Mossflower!
December 2, 2025 at 6:14 PM
We're in the final 48 hours and nearly 300% funded, so if you've been waiting to pledge, now's the time!
Reposted by Alex Kain
when someone tells me not to use em dashes because AI uses em dashes
November 30, 2025 at 7:48 PM
when someone tells me not to use em dashes because AI uses em dashes
EXT. WHITE HOUSE - TURKEY PARDONING CEREMONY
An alien craft lands on the south lawn. A metal hatch opens.
Space turkeys. With laser guns. Shit.
The turkey that was about to be pardoned pulls out its own laser gun.
They gobble in alien tongues.
An alien craft lands on the south lawn. A metal hatch opens.
Space turkeys. With laser guns. Shit.
The turkey that was about to be pardoned pulls out its own laser gun.
They gobble in alien tongues.
December 1, 2025 at 3:02 AM
EXT. WHITE HOUSE - TURKEY PARDONING CEREMONY
An alien craft lands on the south lawn. A metal hatch opens.
Space turkeys. With laser guns. Shit.
The turkey that was about to be pardoned pulls out its own laser gun.
They gobble in alien tongues.
An alien craft lands on the south lawn. A metal hatch opens.
Space turkeys. With laser guns. Shit.
The turkey that was about to be pardoned pulls out its own laser gun.
They gobble in alien tongues.
The Kickstarter I'm running with @leagueofgeeks.com ends early Dec 4th! bit.ly/armello-last...
We've got in-game Geek Dice and the Black Company skins, tons of fun rewards, and the centerpiece: a gorgeous hardcover that should fit perfectly alongside your copies of Redwall and Mossflower!
We've got in-game Geek Dice and the Black Company skins, tons of fun rewards, and the centerpiece: a gorgeous hardcover that should fit perfectly alongside your copies of Redwall and Mossflower!
November 30, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The Kickstarter I'm running with @leagueofgeeks.com ends early Dec 4th! bit.ly/armello-last...
We've got in-game Geek Dice and the Black Company skins, tons of fun rewards, and the centerpiece: a gorgeous hardcover that should fit perfectly alongside your copies of Redwall and Mossflower!
We've got in-game Geek Dice and the Black Company skins, tons of fun rewards, and the centerpiece: a gorgeous hardcover that should fit perfectly alongside your copies of Redwall and Mossflower!
Autocorrect once again bringing joy to our lives by being terrible
November 30, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Autocorrect once again bringing joy to our lives by being terrible
After receiving an outpouring of requests for the once-exclusive Black Company hero skins, the amazing folks at @leagueofgeeks.com surprised me today: we can bring them back!
Every pledge at the Digital Collector's Edition or higher now gets the skins INCLUDED! www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
Every pledge at the Digital Collector's Edition or higher now gets the skins INCLUDED! www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
November 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
After receiving an outpouring of requests for the once-exclusive Black Company hero skins, the amazing folks at @leagueofgeeks.com surprised me today: we can bring them back!
Every pledge at the Digital Collector's Edition or higher now gets the skins INCLUDED! www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
Every pledge at the Digital Collector's Edition or higher now gets the skins INCLUDED! www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
Reposted by Alex Kain
Just six days left of @tdcpresents.bsky.social's Kickstarter campaign for this premium hardcover collection of novellas set in the Kingdom of Armello!
The current stretch goal will bring the number of included novellas up to nine(!). Share far and wide, please!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
The current stretch goal will bring the number of included novellas up to nine(!). Share far and wide, please!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
Armello: The Founding and the Fall
Ten years ago Armello brought tabletop adventures to life. Now, delve into its lore-rich world with this gorgeous hardcover omnibus!
www.kickstarter.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Just six days left of @tdcpresents.bsky.social's Kickstarter campaign for this premium hardcover collection of novellas set in the Kingdom of Armello!
The current stretch goal will bring the number of included novellas up to nine(!). Share far and wide, please!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
The current stretch goal will bring the number of included novellas up to nine(!). Share far and wide, please!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
The Kickstarter for Armello: The Founding and the Fall is now over 250% funded with eight days left on the clock.
The 150+ page Bandit Clan story that's included in the omnibus features this amazing new Bandit Clan art from @sintoj.bsky.social!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
The 150+ page Bandit Clan story that's included in the omnibus features this amazing new Bandit Clan art from @sintoj.bsky.social!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
November 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The Kickstarter for Armello: The Founding and the Fall is now over 250% funded with eight days left on the clock.
The 150+ page Bandit Clan story that's included in the omnibus features this amazing new Bandit Clan art from @sintoj.bsky.social!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
The 150+ page Bandit Clan story that's included in the omnibus features this amazing new Bandit Clan art from @sintoj.bsky.social!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
Reposted by Alex Kain
I wrote this story almost 15 years ago as a tone and style test for Armello, but also as a worldbuilding activity. No one except five or so folks within LoG have ever read it. Excited for it to be a part of this omnibus alongside Alex’s gems.
I and the team at @leagueofgeeks.com have been absolutely floored by everyone's incredible support for Armello: The Founding and the Fall!
We just cleared our cover print set stretch goal, and the new goal is a fun one: A BRAND NEW short story added to the book!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
We just cleared our cover print set stretch goal, and the new goal is a fun one: A BRAND NEW short story added to the book!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
November 23, 2025 at 11:02 PM
I wrote this story almost 15 years ago as a tone and style test for Armello, but also as a worldbuilding activity. No one except five or so folks within LoG have ever read it. Excited for it to be a part of this omnibus alongside Alex’s gems.
Rumor has it Apple's going to be announcing a new lower priced consumer-focused MacBook.
C'mon Tim--bring the toilet lid iBook back.
C'mon Tim--bring the toilet lid iBook back.
November 23, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Rumor has it Apple's going to be announcing a new lower priced consumer-focused MacBook.
C'mon Tim--bring the toilet lid iBook back.
C'mon Tim--bring the toilet lid iBook back.
The new @jackboxgames.com party pack is absolute 🔥🔥🔥 Not a single dud in the bunch, but Hear Say is definitely our new fave. We could've played that one exclusively the whole evening.
November 22, 2025 at 6:57 AM
The new @jackboxgames.com party pack is absolute 🔥🔥🔥 Not a single dud in the bunch, but Hear Say is definitely our new fave. We could've played that one exclusively the whole evening.
I and the team at @leagueofgeeks.com have been absolutely floored by everyone's incredible support for Armello: The Founding and the Fall!
We just cleared our cover print set stretch goal, and the new goal is a fun one: A BRAND NEW short story added to the book!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
We just cleared our cover print set stretch goal, and the new goal is a fun one: A BRAND NEW short story added to the book!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
November 20, 2025 at 5:38 PM
I and the team at @leagueofgeeks.com have been absolutely floored by everyone's incredible support for Armello: The Founding and the Fall!
We just cleared our cover print set stretch goal, and the new goal is a fun one: A BRAND NEW short story added to the book!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
We just cleared our cover print set stretch goal, and the new goal is a fun one: A BRAND NEW short story added to the book!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
We passed 500 backers and are CRAZY CLOSE to unlocking that $60k stretch goal reward for everyone! If you haven't checked out our campaign yet, now's a great time to jump on! www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
November 19, 2025 at 9:16 PM
We passed 500 backers and are CRAZY CLOSE to unlocking that $60k stretch goal reward for everyone! If you haven't checked out our campaign yet, now's a great time to jump on! www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
Our Armello: The Founding and the Fall #Kickstarter is over 230% funded and the campaign isn't even half over!
Check out the campaign to pre-order your copy and get some amazing bonus goodies as well!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
Check out the campaign to pre-order your copy and get some amazing bonus goodies as well!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
November 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Our Armello: The Founding and the Fall #Kickstarter is over 230% funded and the campaign isn't even half over!
Check out the campaign to pre-order your copy and get some amazing bonus goodies as well!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
Check out the campaign to pre-order your copy and get some amazing bonus goodies as well!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
We're over 225% funded and are SUPER CLOSE on hitting the $60K stretch goal that gives every backer a free set of cover art prints!
We still have about 80 Dice & Coin Bag Bundles left, so if you missed them before, now's your chance!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
We still have about 80 Dice & Coin Bag Bundles left, so if you missed them before, now's your chance!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
November 15, 2025 at 4:39 PM
We're over 225% funded and are SUPER CLOSE on hitting the $60K stretch goal that gives every backer a free set of cover art prints!
We still have about 80 Dice & Coin Bag Bundles left, so if you missed them before, now's your chance!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
We still have about 80 Dice & Coin Bag Bundles left, so if you missed them before, now's your chance!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
By popular demand, we added a brand new digital rewards tier to the Armello: The Founding and the Fall Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
You get the physical book/stickers/bookmark, AND digital versions of the Art Book, OST, and even a Steam code for a set of rare GEEK DICE in-game!
You get the physical book/stickers/bookmark, AND digital versions of the Art Book, OST, and even a Steam code for a set of rare GEEK DICE in-game!
November 12, 2025 at 2:56 PM
By popular demand, we added a brand new digital rewards tier to the Armello: The Founding and the Fall Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
You get the physical book/stickers/bookmark, AND digital versions of the Art Book, OST, and even a Steam code for a set of rare GEEK DICE in-game!
You get the physical book/stickers/bookmark, AND digital versions of the Art Book, OST, and even a Steam code for a set of rare GEEK DICE in-game!
Well, this was a fun surprise to wake up to!
My "Nintendo in the 80's" screenplay took the prize for Best Historical/Period Script in @finaldraftinc.bsky.social's 2025 Big Break Screenwriting Contest!
My "Nintendo in the 80's" screenplay took the prize for Best Historical/Period Script in @finaldraftinc.bsky.social's 2025 Big Break Screenwriting Contest!
November 7, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Well, this was a fun surprise to wake up to!
My "Nintendo in the 80's" screenplay took the prize for Best Historical/Period Script in @finaldraftinc.bsky.social's 2025 Big Break Screenwriting Contest!
My "Nintendo in the 80's" screenplay took the prize for Best Historical/Period Script in @finaldraftinc.bsky.social's 2025 Big Break Screenwriting Contest!
The Armello #Kickstarter I'm running with @leagueofgeeks.com just smashed its first stretch goal! EVERY BACKER is getting an upgraded book with gorgeous endsheets and a ribbon bookmark.
And our next stretch goal? A full set of COVER ART PRINTS for every backer! www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
And our next stretch goal? A full set of COVER ART PRINTS for every backer! www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
November 6, 2025 at 2:32 AM
The Armello #Kickstarter I'm running with @leagueofgeeks.com just smashed its first stretch goal! EVERY BACKER is getting an upgraded book with gorgeous endsheets and a ribbon bookmark.
And our next stretch goal? A full set of COVER ART PRINTS for every backer! www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
And our next stretch goal? A full set of COVER ART PRINTS for every backer! www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...