Matt Johnston - Writer
@sailingirishwriter.bsky.social
#Irish #Writer. #Sailor. #indie #TTRPG designer.
Living on a small island in the Med. Making the best of the hand we have been dealt.
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Living on a small island in the Med. Making the best of the hand we have been dealt.
https://linktr.ee/cimota
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A Whole New World is a diary of the future. You get a glimpse of what’s in store for us.
What’s in the book?
These are my TWs:
Climate emergency
Space Travel
Altruistic heroism
Escape from fascists
Non-binary/LGBT
Alien Worlds
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What’s in the book?
These are my TWs:
Climate emergency
Space Travel
Altruistic heroism
Escape from fascists
Non-binary/LGBT
Alien Worlds
amzn.eu/d/iEAF3ZT
It’s the WARS Open Day this Saturday so a heap of geeks will be descending on Floriana to play RPGs, board games and war games.
I’ll be running a non-violent space game (think first responders in space).
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I’ll be running a non-violent space game (think first responders in space).
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#malta
W.A.R.S. Open Day
Event by WARS - Wargaming and Roleplaying Society on Saturday, November 22 2025 with 113 people interested.7 posts in the discussion.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:05 PM
It’s the WARS Open Day this Saturday so a heap of geeks will be descending on Floriana to play RPGs, board games and war games.
I’ll be running a non-violent space game (think first responders in space).
facebook.com/events/s/war...
#malta
I’ll be running a non-violent space game (think first responders in space).
facebook.com/events/s/war...
#malta
This weekend I’m running PIONEER, using the preview of Mongoose Publishings latest game. It’s still on kickstarter so have a look.
Adventures at the dawn of the new space race.
Adventures at the dawn of the new space race.
November 18, 2025 at 6:03 PM
This weekend I’m running PIONEER, using the preview of Mongoose Publishings latest game. It’s still on kickstarter so have a look.
Adventures at the dawn of the new space race.
Adventures at the dawn of the new space race.
Today’s “sit back and realise nothing really matters” is realising that even when given the definition of diegetic and non-diegetic, most people are never going to get it.
November 18, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Today’s “sit back and realise nothing really matters” is realising that even when given the definition of diegetic and non-diegetic, most people are never going to get it.
Pioneering Space Adventures is a toolkit of grounded, near-future mission hooks for hard science-fiction play. No aliens. No hyperspace. Just people, machines, politics, and pressure.
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D66 Toolkit: Pioneering Space Adventures - Late Gaming Company | DriveThruRPG
Pioneering Space Adventures is a toolkit of grounded, near-future mission hooks for hard science-fiction play. No aliens. No hyperspace. Just people, machines, politics, and pressure. From EVA failure...
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November 7, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Pioneering Space Adventures is a toolkit of grounded, near-future mission hooks for hard science-fiction play. No aliens. No hyperspace. Just people, machines, politics, and pressure.
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
New for Twilight: 2000 (4E):
Vilkalaukis — Resistance and Superstition in War-Torn Lithuania
Fight Soviets. Survive the winter. Fear the wolves.
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Vilkalaukis — Resistance and Superstition in War-Torn Lithuania
Fight Soviets. Survive the winter. Fear the wolves.
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Vilkalaukis - War-torn Lithuania and Werewolves in T2K - Free League Publishing | Free League Work Shop | DriveThruRPG.com
“The forests of Lithuania don’t just hide partisans — they breed monsters.”In the ashes of the Twilight War, sol
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September 2, 2025 at 8:55 AM
New for Twilight: 2000 (4E):
Vilkalaukis — Resistance and Superstition in War-Torn Lithuania
Fight Soviets. Survive the winter. Fear the wolves.
legacy.drivethrurpg.com/product/5354...
Vilkalaukis — Resistance and Superstition in War-Torn Lithuania
Fight Soviets. Survive the winter. Fear the wolves.
legacy.drivethrurpg.com/product/5354...
I have a Multiverse setting. Sure. Everyone does. This one is specifically to enable some stories. Jerry Cornelius/Luther Arkwright/Doctor Who/Barsoom/Melnibone/Conan/Kit Kimble/Elijah Snow type stories.
I’m telling you this because I released the first book that mentions it…last night.
I’m telling you this because I released the first book that mentions it…last night.
August 21, 2025 at 3:59 AM
I have a Multiverse setting. Sure. Everyone does. This one is specifically to enable some stories. Jerry Cornelius/Luther Arkwright/Doctor Who/Barsoom/Melnibone/Conan/Kit Kimble/Elijah Snow type stories.
I’m telling you this because I released the first book that mentions it…last night.
I’m telling you this because I released the first book that mentions it…last night.
On the plus side, the Witcher Hack is expanding vastly.
August 18, 2025 at 10:43 AM
On the plus side, the Witcher Hack is expanding vastly.
Social Media was easier in the Noughties. I had a job I could talk about and I was in my early thirties and scads of enthusiasm
Now? I’m channelling my GenX nature, treating every interaction with deep suspicion and disappointed when a potential extinction level event turns out to be a flyby
Now? I’m channelling my GenX nature, treating every interaction with deep suspicion and disappointed when a potential extinction level event turns out to be a flyby
August 18, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Social Media was easier in the Noughties. I had a job I could talk about and I was in my early thirties and scads of enthusiasm
Now? I’m channelling my GenX nature, treating every interaction with deep suspicion and disappointed when a potential extinction level event turns out to be a flyby
Now? I’m channelling my GenX nature, treating every interaction with deep suspicion and disappointed when a potential extinction level event turns out to be a flyby
This week on the Witcher TTRPG Hack. Added Fumble tables to the Hack. And rules for Dwarven clockworks and Gnomish Firepowder.
All prep for a game I’m playing. Which means the REAL books that I can make money on take a back seat.
Silly really. But writing has to remain fun and not just work.
All prep for a game I’m playing. Which means the REAL books that I can make money on take a back seat.
Silly really. But writing has to remain fun and not just work.
August 12, 2025 at 3:49 AM
This week on the Witcher TTRPG Hack. Added Fumble tables to the Hack. And rules for Dwarven clockworks and Gnomish Firepowder.
All prep for a game I’m playing. Which means the REAL books that I can make money on take a back seat.
Silly really. But writing has to remain fun and not just work.
All prep for a game I’m playing. Which means the REAL books that I can make money on take a back seat.
Silly really. But writing has to remain fun and not just work.
I’m launching my fourth book tomorrow.
Short Tales From Distant Lands:
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A Whole New World:
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This Bitter Earth:
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Three Verdicts of Ruo Xianling:
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Short Tales From Distant Lands:
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A Whole New World:
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This Bitter Earth:
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Three Verdicts of Ruo Xianling:
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Short Tales From Distant Lands
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · 2025
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June 10, 2025 at 8:06 AM
I’m launching my fourth book tomorrow.
Short Tales From Distant Lands:
books.apple.com/gb/book/shor...
A Whole New World:
books.apple.com/gb/book/a-wh...
This Bitter Earth:
books.apple.com/gb/book/this...
Three Verdicts of Ruo Xianling:
books.apple.com/gb/book/thre...
Short Tales From Distant Lands:
books.apple.com/gb/book/shor...
A Whole New World:
books.apple.com/gb/book/a-wh...
This Bitter Earth:
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Three Verdicts of Ruo Xianling:
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Another new book. This time it’s about the nuclear winter in Twilight 2000.
Can you survive PERMAFROST
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Can you survive PERMAFROST
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June 2, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Another new book. This time it’s about the nuclear winter in Twilight 2000.
Can you survive PERMAFROST
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Can you survive PERMAFROST
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**Shameless Self-Promo**
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Made this with the help of a few complete strangers on RPGPUB. royalties all split. Clever innit.
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Made this with the help of a few complete strangers on RPGPUB. royalties all split. Clever innit.
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An Inventory of the Unwelcome, the Uncanny, and the Unclaimed
You were told it was condemned. You were told it was cleared. You were told the padlock was rusted shut.
You were told wrong.
Inside this ...
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May 30, 2025 at 7:44 AM
**Shameless Self-Promo**
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Made this with the help of a few complete strangers on RPGPUB. royalties all split. Clever innit.
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Made this with the help of a few complete strangers on RPGPUB. royalties all split. Clever innit.
New stuff on the Patreon. Lite rules!
May 29, 2025 at 4:36 PM
New stuff on the Patreon. Lite rules!
Mini Review: Fountain of Youth: 4/10
Ok. It’s beautifully shot and the CGI and scenery is top notch. Krasinski is the wrong lead for it. Portman is wasted. González is playing a cliche. Tucci is barely used. It just lacks joy;
Ok. It’s beautifully shot and the CGI and scenery is top notch. Krasinski is the wrong lead for it. Portman is wasted. González is playing a cliche. Tucci is barely used. It just lacks joy;
May 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Mini Review: Fountain of Youth: 4/10
Ok. It’s beautifully shot and the CGI and scenery is top notch. Krasinski is the wrong lead for it. Portman is wasted. González is playing a cliche. Tucci is barely used. It just lacks joy;
Ok. It’s beautifully shot and the CGI and scenery is top notch. Krasinski is the wrong lead for it. Portman is wasted. González is playing a cliche. Tucci is barely used. It just lacks joy;
What do you want?
A new fantasy epic where magic is plentiful and dragons are real? #TalesOfDistantLands
A noblebright retelling of the escape of humanity from Earth? #AWholeNewWorld
What about a noir detective story in a world where superpowers won World War 2? #ThisBitterEarth
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A new fantasy epic where magic is plentiful and dragons are real? #TalesOfDistantLands
A noblebright retelling of the escape of humanity from Earth? #AWholeNewWorld
What about a noir detective story in a world where superpowers won World War 2? #ThisBitterEarth
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Welcome to the Holes in my Head
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May 1, 2025 at 2:08 PM
What do you want?
A new fantasy epic where magic is plentiful and dragons are real? #TalesOfDistantLands
A noblebright retelling of the escape of humanity from Earth? #AWholeNewWorld
What about a noir detective story in a world where superpowers won World War 2? #ThisBitterEarth
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A new fantasy epic where magic is plentiful and dragons are real? #TalesOfDistantLands
A noblebright retelling of the escape of humanity from Earth? #AWholeNewWorld
What about a noir detective story in a world where superpowers won World War 2? #ThisBitterEarth
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The new book I’m working on. How awesome is it when you get the cover?
April 29, 2025 at 11:02 AM
The new book I’m working on. How awesome is it when you get the cover?
Today I started commissioning new and shiny art for MAJESTIC and XIANGGUO. Aliens for the first and a big stonking map for the second.
Easily the biggest expense in the whole process. Luckily found artists that I like and trust.
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Easily the biggest expense in the whole process. Luckily found artists that I like and trust.
#ttrpgcreator
April 23, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Today I started commissioning new and shiny art for MAJESTIC and XIANGGUO. Aliens for the first and a big stonking map for the second.
Easily the biggest expense in the whole process. Luckily found artists that I like and trust.
#ttrpgcreator
Easily the biggest expense in the whole process. Luckily found artists that I like and trust.
#ttrpgcreator
Today I completed my first casebook.
Three Verdicts of Fǎ Guān Ruò:
A Casebook from the Outer Provinces
三桩判案：法官若的边省案簿
Three Verdicts of Fǎ Guān Ruò:
A Casebook from the Outer Provinces
三桩判案：法官若的边省案簿
April 14, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Today I completed my first casebook.
Three Verdicts of Fǎ Guān Ruò:
A Casebook from the Outer Provinces
三桩判案：法官若的边省案簿
Three Verdicts of Fǎ Guān Ruò:
A Casebook from the Outer Provinces
三桩判案：法官若的边省案簿
THIS BITTER EARTH
A Cold War noir of power, guilt, and the superheroes who didn’t stay heroes.
Boston, 1950. The war is over, but the scars remain. www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F2JK8JSK
Just out now! #superheroes #noir
A Cold War noir of power, guilt, and the superheroes who didn’t stay heroes.
Boston, 1950. The war is over, but the scars remain. www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F2JK8JSK
Just out now! #superheroes #noir
March 27, 2025 at 5:46 AM
THIS BITTER EARTH
A Cold War noir of power, guilt, and the superheroes who didn’t stay heroes.
Boston, 1950. The war is over, but the scars remain. www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F2JK8JSK
Just out now! #superheroes #noir
A Cold War noir of power, guilt, and the superheroes who didn’t stay heroes.
Boston, 1950. The war is over, but the scars remain. www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F2JK8JSK
Just out now! #superheroes #noir
My latest project, visualised
March 14, 2025 at 4:03 PM
My latest project, visualised