Richard ‘The Maligned’ August
@rpgaugust.bsky.social
Dublin-dwelling game designer, writer, reader, and all round nerd (he/him)
https://rpggeek.com/rpgdesigner/89296/richard-august
https://rpggeek.com/rpgdesigner/89296/richard-august
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Hinterlight: A gmless gothic worldbuilding ritual & #TTRPG for 3-5 players is LIVE over on Kickstarter!
Pledge now at ttrpg.link/hinterlight to support @robbiaburns.bsky.social & the G//C crew.
We have invited a member of the wretched fae to maintain a megathread here with all details:
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Pledge now at ttrpg.link/hinterlight to support @robbiaburns.bsky.social & the G//C crew.
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Hinterlight
A gothic worldbuilding ritual & roleplaying game that sews seeds of adventure as you tell the tale of your demise!
ttrpg.link
November 18, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Hinterlight: A gmless gothic worldbuilding ritual & #TTRPG for 3-5 players is LIVE over on Kickstarter!
Pledge now at ttrpg.link/hinterlight to support @robbiaburns.bsky.social & the G//C crew.
We have invited a member of the wretched fae to maintain a megathread here with all details:
1/X
Pledge now at ttrpg.link/hinterlight to support @robbiaburns.bsky.social & the G//C crew.
We have invited a member of the wretched fae to maintain a megathread here with all details:
1/X
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The first stretch goal has been unlocked! 🌟
The Adventure Zine will now also contain an updated and re-illustrated version of The Rot King's Sanctum!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/emielboven/durf
The Adventure Zine will now also contain an updated and re-illustrated version of The Rot King's Sanctum!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/emielboven/durf
October 4, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The first stretch goal has been unlocked! 🌟
The Adventure Zine will now also contain an updated and re-illustrated version of The Rot King's Sanctum!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/emielboven/durf
The Adventure Zine will now also contain an updated and re-illustrated version of The Rot King's Sanctum!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/emielboven/durf
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Smart and sensible progressive governance is saying that fash who repeat that "all Muslims are rapist pedophiles" have legitimate concerns whilst excusing your own mates palling around with convicted pedophiles.
Wes Streeting has defended Lord Peter Mandelson’s relationship with the late Jeffrey Epstein after it was revealed the Labour peer called the convicted paedophile his 'best pal'
Wes Streeting defends Lord Peter Mandelson's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein
www.thenational.scot
September 9, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Smart and sensible progressive governance is saying that fash who repeat that "all Muslims are rapist pedophiles" have legitimate concerns whilst excusing your own mates palling around with convicted pedophiles.
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What happens if you wrap Mörk Borg up in a comfy old woollen jumper? Misery & murder, obviously
wyrd.science/war-game-sto...
wyrd.science/war-game-sto...
August 24, 2025 at 12:52 PM
What happens if you wrap Mörk Borg up in a comfy old woollen jumper? Misery & murder, obviously
wyrd.science/war-game-sto...
wyrd.science/war-game-sto...
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🗣️THE WORST GOVERNMENT I HAVE EXPERIENCED IN MY EIGHTEEN YEARS IN THE UK🗣️
Here is what the UK government is tweeting about while fascist mobs are triumphantly on the advance snd threatening asylum seekers and people of colour
August 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM
🗣️THE WORST GOVERNMENT I HAVE EXPERIENCED IN MY EIGHTEEN YEARS IN THE UK🗣️
This is a hell of a good deal
Ooh wow - HUGE Tiny D6 deal from Bundle of Holding for @gallantknightgames.com Tiny range of ttrpgs over at
bundleofholding.com/presents/202...
bundleofholding.com/presents/202...
Tiny Dungeon Megabundle
Adventurer! We've resurrected our king-size April 2023 Tiny Dungeon Megabundle with many tabletop roleplaying games from Gallant Knight Games that use the streamlined, minimalist TinyD6 rules. These T...
bundleofholding.com
August 18, 2025 at 7:36 PM
This is a hell of a good deal
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Heartbreak lovers of Bluesky!
Retrieve your lover from the arms of death?
Deceive yourself that it might end differently this time?
Do it all to a playlist of your favourite tunes?
Great news!
You can - and with @ipr.bsky.social's help, you can now do so in print.
Retrieve your lover from the arms of death?
Deceive yourself that it might end differently this time?
Do it all to a playlist of your favourite tunes?
Great news!
You can - and with @ipr.bsky.social's help, you can now do so in print.
August 15, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Heartbreak lovers of Bluesky!
Retrieve your lover from the arms of death?
Deceive yourself that it might end differently this time?
Do it all to a playlist of your favourite tunes?
Great news!
You can - and with @ipr.bsky.social's help, you can now do so in print.
Retrieve your lover from the arms of death?
Deceive yourself that it might end differently this time?
Do it all to a playlist of your favourite tunes?
Great news!
You can - and with @ipr.bsky.social's help, you can now do so in print.
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My wife shared this with me and I’m tellin you… it’s worth the read.
August 13, 2025 at 2:55 PM
My wife shared this with me and I’m tellin you… it’s worth the read.
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We're reaching the end of the Dragon Slayers campaign! I would love to hit $15k, so any boosts and support are greatly appreciated!
(also that Dragon Horde tier is still available, just saying)
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
(also that Dragon Horde tier is still available, just saying)
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
Dragon Slayers TTRPG
Heroic fantasy roleplaying using the award winning Slayers system. Time to slay a dragon.
www.kickstarter.com
August 11, 2025 at 2:11 PM
We're reaching the end of the Dragon Slayers campaign! I would love to hit $15k, so any boosts and support are greatly appreciated!
(also that Dragon Horde tier is still available, just saying)
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
(also that Dragon Horde tier is still available, just saying)
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
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Did a new one
August 7, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Did a new one
Well this is absolutely amazing and all I want to do is write a campaign for it. Why don’t I have more time?!
August 5, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Well this is absolutely amazing and all I want to do is write a campaign for it. Why don’t I have more time?!
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Sitting at 95%, today feels like a good day to get Dragon Slayers funded.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
Dragon Slayers TTRPG
Heroic fantasy roleplaying using the award winning Slayers system. Time to slay a dragon.
www.kickstarter.com
August 4, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Sitting at 95%, today feels like a good day to get Dragon Slayers funded.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
Laurie is an amazing designer. This will be amazing. Give it a follow, or you’ll probably fall of a mountain.
Was I up till 3am redesigning this page? Maybe. Do you want to validate that effort by giving it a follow and sharing with a friend? Absolutely!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lau...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lau...
Coming soon: Full Send: A Doomed Mountaineering RPG
A tarot-powered tabletop role-playing game, where you compete to win glory on the mountain and work together to make sure you survive.
www.kickstarter.com
July 30, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Laurie is an amazing designer. This will be amazing. Give it a follow, or you’ll probably fall of a mountain.
Imagine living in a world where you can read James Ellroy, Elmore Leonard, or Agatha Christie and actively choosing to read the crime novels of JK Rowling. Who does that to themselves? Do you not think you deserve good things?
July 26, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Imagine living in a world where you can read James Ellroy, Elmore Leonard, or Agatha Christie and actively choosing to read the crime novels of JK Rowling. Who does that to themselves? Do you not think you deserve good things?
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When someone wants to tell me about their D&D character
a man is squatting in a hallway with an exit sign above him
Alt: a man is squatting in a hallway with an exit sign above him
media.tenor.com
July 19, 2025 at 10:18 AM
When someone wants to tell me about their D&D character
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All your oaths to hunt the White Whale are as binding as mine
July 17, 2025 at 6:47 PM
All your oaths to hunt the White Whale are as binding as mine
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A Borges story about a guy who gets AI to summarize all the world’s information for him, and then summarize the summary, until the AI has the whole world summarized into a single word. He sits alone at his desk, staring at the word, repeating it endlessly, certain he is experiencing everything
July 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
A Borges story about a guy who gets AI to summarize all the world’s information for him, and then summarize the summary, until the AI has the whole world summarized into a single word. He sits alone at his desk, staring at the word, repeating it endlessly, certain he is experiencing everything
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Almost 500 backers contributed to make Menagerie of Unbearable Things a reality! We are on the final hours if you still want to participate in this bestiary of tragedy full of stories, ideas and adventure hooks for GMs and players alike.
Link here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tan...
#ttrpg
Link here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tan...
#ttrpg
July 13, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Almost 500 backers contributed to make Menagerie of Unbearable Things a reality! We are on the final hours if you still want to participate in this bestiary of tragedy full of stories, ideas and adventure hooks for GMs and players alike.
Link here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tan...
#ttrpg
Link here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tan...
#ttrpg
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Did some classicist wish on a cursed monkey's paw for more contemporary relevance of ancient history? Between Zuckerberg and his Roman emperors thing and whatever this metaphor is supposed to be, I just . . .
so apparently Elon is putting together a team of crack homosexuals
July 8, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Did some classicist wish on a cursed monkey's paw for more contemporary relevance of ancient history? Between Zuckerberg and his Roman emperors thing and whatever this metaphor is supposed to be, I just . . .
I am making a lasagna for this evening’s tea. The flat smells of the components of lasagna cooking
This is a good Friday afternoon
This is a good Friday afternoon
July 11, 2025 at 10:58 AM
I am making a lasagna for this evening’s tea. The flat smells of the components of lasagna cooking
This is a good Friday afternoon
This is a good Friday afternoon
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We've launched a GoFundMe campaign so we can defend our property in the Diamond bankruptcy case. The full story is at the link but basically, Diamond is trying to take consignment inventory that they don't own and sell it to pay big creditors. TY for help and shares! www.gofundme.com/f/support-gr...
Donate to Support Green Ronin in Critical Legal Defense, organized by Nicole Lindroos
My name is Nicole Lindroos, co-owner of Green Ronin Publishing. Diamond … Nicole Lindroos needs your support for Support Green Ronin in Critical Legal Defense
www.gofundme.com
July 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
We've launched a GoFundMe campaign so we can defend our property in the Diamond bankruptcy case. The full story is at the link but basically, Diamond is trying to take consignment inventory that they don't own and sell it to pay big creditors. TY for help and shares! www.gofundme.com/f/support-gr...
By the many headed gods of the outer dark, this is glorious stuff.
July 10, 2025 at 7:16 AM
By the many headed gods of the outer dark, this is glorious stuff.
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Could you help us out? It's been one of the quietest months in a decade, and partly I believe it's because people don't know we exist! Hi! I'm Annie! I run Bad Squiddo Games! We hand sculpt & hand cast 28mm scale models of women, critters, scenics & occasionally a man!
www.badsquiddogames.com
www.badsquiddogames.com
July 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Could you help us out? It's been one of the quietest months in a decade, and partly I believe it's because people don't know we exist! Hi! I'm Annie! I run Bad Squiddo Games! We hand sculpt & hand cast 28mm scale models of women, critters, scenics & occasionally a man!
www.badsquiddogames.com
www.badsquiddogames.com