A.C. Luke

Thanks to Luna Station Quarterly for publishing my short story 'Roil' in their latest issue!

It's a piece of dark fantasy post-apocalyptic climate fiction that asks how, even if our modern world ends, we might still manage to haunt those who survive after.

06.03.2025 01:22 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

IN DEVELOPMENT: Adventure Anthology 3 Four short adventures for Old-School Essentials, each crafted by a leading old-school writer. Shadows and Flesh: Written by Noah Green. Milk: Written by Vasili Kaliman. Against the Horselord: Written ...

I'm also very excited to say that I was asked to write an adventure in Necrotic Gnome’s upcoming Old-School Essentials: Adventure Anthology 3!

My temple dungeon, ‘The Grotesques’ Grotto’, is inspired by ancient Greek myths of Pan and Dionysus, and I can’t wait for you all to see it.

13.02.2025 23:48 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

The Devil Monkeys of Appalachia #28 - A hairy column about folklore and RPGs

This month in Mythoi, my newsletter about #folklore and #TTRPG, we're talking about devil monkeys!

What will your character do when they run into one of these in the woods at night?

🔗 mythoi.substack.com/p/the-devil-monkey-of-appalachia

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Very excited for this! I might even be lucky enough to be helping out with some contributions of my own ;)

19.12.2024 14:00 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1

A.C. Luke

Wow, that's a lot of new followers! Thanks to everyone who added me to their starter packs.

For those who don't know me, hi! I'm A.C. Luke, a freelance writer and TTRPG designer.

You can find my games at ac-luke.itch.io and read my free newsletter about folklore and RPGs at mythoi.substack.com!

06.12.2024 00:24 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

OSR/indie RPG Starter Pack #2, just adding some more that couldn't fit in #1:

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I made a "starter pack" of OSR folks to follow. I couldn't fit everyone on it (sorry for those I didn't get to, it's not personal!):

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The cover of The Hobbit audiobook, narrated by Andy Serkis

I listened to all of The Lord of the Rings this past year, and finally finished my journey by going back and listening to The Hobbit as well. It really does feel singular what Tolkien managed to create.

I last read The Hobbit with my dad as a kid too, so it was a really nostalgic conclusion.

30.08.2024 03:56 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The OG Sleep Paralysis Demon #27 - A nightmarish column about folklore and RPGs

This month in Mythoi, my newsletter about folklore and TTRPGs, we're talking about night mares!

Perhaps one of your player characters can have their own sleep paralysis demon, as a treat?

🔗 mythoi.substack.com/p/the-og-sleep-paralysis-demon

28.08.2024 12:41 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

It’s TOC Time! Our resident demon is hopping with excitement to reveal the contents of our premiere issue! Within the shadowy confines of SPOOKY Magazine #1, you will encounter fearsome and fantastic fiction by the ...

Excited to say that my spooky short story "Make a Wish" will be featured in the upcoming debut issue of SPOOKY Magazine!

If you're into stories where groups of kids make the mistake of investigating storm drain networks, stay tuned...

27.03.2024 05:59 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Grim Sacrifices #26 - A dogged column about folklore and RPGs

This month in Mythoi, my newsletter about folklore and TTRPGs, we're talking about the church grim!

Everyone knows most spectral black dogs are bad news, so why don't we instead honour one of the good ones?

🔗 mythoi.substack.com/p/grim-sacri...

26.01.2024 01:58 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

2023 in Review A look back at writing about folklore and RPGs

One last Mythoi, my newsletter about folklore and ttrpgs, of the year. This time, we're looking back at 2023!

🔗 mythoi.substack.com/p/2023-in-re...

29.12.2023 05:36 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The Skeleton Mare of Midwinter #25 - A merry column about folklore and RPGs

This month in Mythoi, my newsletter about folklore and TTRPGs, I wrote about a merrily spooky Welsh custom!

This Christmas, you hear a knock at the door. It's a giant creature with a skeletal horse head, ready for a rhyming battle. Hope you've been practicing!

🔗 mythoi.substack.com/p/the-skelet...

22.12.2023 03:48 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Summer Burning by A.C. Luke - NIGHTMARE FUEL “Who are you here for?”  I look up and see her haloed by the afternoon sun, golden light through golden hair. Indistinct, angelic even, if

Excited to announce that I just had 'Summer Burning', my new piece of horror flash fiction, published by Nightmare Fuel magazine.

Feels appropriate it lined up with a 35°C (95°F) day here in South Australia! If you're interested, you can give it a read for free via the link below.

04.12.2023 04:45 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Jack the Jack-o'-Lantern #24 - A spooky column about folklore and RPGs

This month in Mythoi, my newsletter about folklore and TTRPGs, I wrote about carving pumpkins!

If you've ever wondered where the original jack-o'-lantern-headed spirit came from, gather round for a spooky Halloween tale of a man barred from Heaven AND Hell!

🔗 mythoi.substack.com/p/jack-the-j...

26.10.2023 22:12 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

If my Night's Black Agents campaign goes well, I should really begin working earnestly on the Cyperpunk-meets-Greek-Mythology Gumshoe RPG I started planning years ago...

16.10.2023 04:06 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Having wrapped up my run of 'The Black Wyrm of Brandonsford' using OSE, I'm planning to start my first proper Gumshoe campaign with Night's Black Agents in November! I've wanted to run NBA really badly since I picked it up years ago, so very excited to finally have the chance.

16.10.2023 04:02 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Cover of Hard Wired Island

Cover of The Persephone Extraction

Cover of Fearful Symmetries

Cover of Into The Wyrd and Wild

Got to spend the first weekend of October at PAX Aus this year! Heaps of fun, plus I got to pick up a bunch of role-playing books. A bit of an eclectic mix, but really happy with my haul—finally have a physical copy of Hard Wired Island!

16.10.2023 04:00 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Wait by A.C. Luke - NIGHTMARE FUEL Lucy isn’t home yet. Midnight’s long passed. The witching hour too. Now the tendrils of dawn are creeping into the house through the slats in

My first dark flash fiction piece 'Wait' was published with Nightmare Fuel magazine earlier this year. If you're interested, you can read it for free at the link below!

nightmarefuelmagazine.com/2023/05/02/w...

25.09.2023 23:56 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Excited to say I have another piece of flash fiction selected for online publication later this year. Will say more closer to its release but the "send out a story > reject > resend" loop is a real weight, so really happy to take the win (and then get back on to writing!).

25.09.2023 23:54 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Really happy to finally finish writing my Mythoi article about hafgufa and island whales.

I read the original article about researchers discovering a Norse legend was inspired by real life because it was co-written by a uni lecturer of mine, and felt too interesting not to share!

24.09.2023 02:28 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Island Whales #23 - A cetacean column about folklore and RPGs

This month in Mythoi, my newsletter about folklore and TTRPGs, I wrote about really big sea monsters!

Sea creatures the size of islands exist all throughout human mythology. But what if I told you there's some truth behind at least one of these legends?

🔗 mythoi.substack.com/p/island-wha...

24.09.2023 02:23 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

I've been splitting my attention between uni, role-playing writing, and short story writing this year, so I'm looking to find a better balance between the three. Don't want to go all year without putting out anything RPG related!

11.09.2023 00:11 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Looks like I'm trying social media again! Got very disillusioned with Twitter for obvious reasons and dropped off the Internet a bit, so hoping to use here for a bit of chatting about what I'm working on and cool stuff other people have made :)

11.09.2023 00:08 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Mythoi | A.C. Luke | Substack 100+ subscribers. Myth and Folklore in Tabletop RPGs. Click to read Mythoi, by A.C. Luke, a Substack publication.

Hi, I'm A.C. Luke! I'm a freelance writer, editor, and TTRPG designer.

You can my games and adventures at ac-luke.itch.io.

I also write a newsletter about using myth and folklore in tabletop RPGs, which you can read using the link below! mythoi.substack.com

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