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Michael Duxbury

@sabbad.bsky.social

Warhammer producer at @cubicle7games.bsky.social. ENNIE award winning RPG writer. Former head of @uktin.bsky.social. Self-published RPGs at http://seal-of-sabbad.itch.io. Blogs at michaelduxbury.com. Opinions my own. He/him.

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Today we played a game of "The Slow Knife" by @mousehole.press and generated this mad sprawl of interconnected conspiracies and resentments. Highly recommended! You can buy your own copy here: mouseholepress.itch.io/the-slow-knife

24.08.2025 17:49 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What the Code says goes!

28.06.2025 14:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hmm... maybe the Skyrigger?

23.06.2025 19:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

We did! Thanks so much for designing it!

10.06.2025 06:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We did! Only a one shot so just the one night, think we'd have had a harder time of it if we'd gone the full Five Nights at Freddies lol

09.06.2025 08:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Followed up with a trip to YUE Kitchen on Brick Lane, which has apparently only been open for a couple of weeks. Another recommendation!

09.06.2025 07:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This month's RPG brunch club took us to the amazing Arcanist's Tavern to play "Jiangshi: Blood in the Banquet Hall", a cook-by-day, battle-vampires-by-night RPG by @bananachangames.bsky.social and @senfoonglim.bsky.social. Had an amazing time playing as the family grandmother 😁 Mochi approves!

09.06.2025 07:04 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Cosmic Dark Cosmic Dark is a tabletop roleplaying game of weird space horror, from the award-winning author of Cthulhu Dark.

It's the last full week of the Kickstarter for Cosmic Dark, my weird space horror game. We're heading for stretch goals by @gshowitt.bsky.social and @jon.inkle.co , with @planetx.bsky.social and @mytholder.bsky.social coming.

Back it before the campaign ends! (And please repost) #ttrpg #kickstarter

09.06.2025 06:40 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tabletop Bookshelf is looking for professional writers to contribute sponsored reviews of tabletop RPGs and solo games from our shop collection.

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28.05.2025 22:59 β€” πŸ‘ 234    πŸ” 166    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 11

Going to UKGE as a punter, mostly to hang out with me mates, but please do come and say hi 😊

28.05.2025 23:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Back on the other site I had a long thread of contrarian (but sincerely-held) board game design hot takes. Here's a shorter thread with the best of them. 🧡

25.11.2024 23:42 β€” πŸ‘ 383    πŸ” 81    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 32

(3 is kind of a guess, hard to say if I've played more Trail of Cthulhu or Dark Heresy.)

13.03.2025 08:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

1. First #ttrpg played? Dark Heresy
2. First ran? Rogue Trader
3. Played the most? Wrath & Glory
4. Run the most? Fate Core
5. Favorite? Fate Core, Monsterhearts 2, Band of Blades, whatever I'm currently working on!
6. Most recently played? Me, the Singularity
7. Most recently run? Wrath & Glory

13.03.2025 08:11 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Chilling with Mochi.

09.03.2025 15:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Sean Baker: Now that I won an Oscar, I hope they let me make a Green Lantern movie.

Sean Baker: Now that I won an Oscar, I hope they let me make a Green Lantern movie.

Sean Baker: He can make anything he wants with his ring. Even a car.

Sean Baker: He can make anything he wants with his ring. Even a car.

Sean Baker: But it's not all fun and games.

Sean Baker: But it's not all fun and games.

Sean Baker: He's vulnerable to the color yellow.

Sean Baker: He's vulnerable to the color yellow.

i thought sean baker's speech was really inspiring

03.03.2025 05:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1150    πŸ” 184    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 6

Thank you so much Camilla - hope you enjoy your games! πŸ₯°

23.02.2025 23:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Really good home Wrath & Glory game last night! I was running something like a dungeon crawl, not my usual flavour but it went really well. Concluding fight with cybernetica autonoma is in two weeks!

19.02.2025 08:03 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A flattering image of Mikhail here is positioned in a way to obscure the Book of Vile Darkness in his hands, while copies of Lost Lighthouse adventure and three posters are floating around in a manner to illustrate his professionalism, dedication and mask his panic over the uncontrollable flow of time. Under the Escape from the Tower of Dusk logo there's a big sign - Digital Giveaway and a call to like and share this post.

A flattering image of Mikhail here is positioned in a way to obscure the Book of Vile Darkness in his hands, while copies of Lost Lighthouse adventure and three posters are floating around in a manner to illustrate his professionalism, dedication and mask his panic over the uncontrollable flow of time. Under the Escape from the Tower of Dusk logo there's a big sign - Digital Giveaway and a call to like and share this post.

Is my #ZineQuest entry - Escape From The Tower of Dusk already funded? Yes!
Do I want to give away custom digital sketches and adventure keys? Yes!
Will I be giving them away on February 28th to random folks reposting this message? Yes!

Will you like and share this message to join this Giveaway?

17.02.2025 20:44 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 5

oh my (love) god

15.02.2025 23:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Have you checked out Mappa Mundi yet? This TTRPG about recording and preserving threatened fantasy ecologies is striking out on a journey with inspiring art and wonderful rules that support curiosity, wonder and non-violent solutions to problems.

09.02.2025 19:54 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What's Hot in Indie TTRPGs 2024 - Year in Review What’s Hot in Indie TTRPGs 2024 A compilation of data and opinion Produced by Epistolary Richard an...

Before ZineMonth kicks off, I am saying a final goodbye to 2024 with the TTRPG Year in Review. I will be posting in this thread the contributors thoughts on themes from the year and links to oh so many games. So let's look back at some things from 2024...

therpgpipeline.blogspot.com/2024/11/drag...

30.01.2025 22:22 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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The Diana Jones Award For Excellence in Gaming

The nomination period for the Diana Jones Award Emerging Designer Program is open! Please head to our website for all the details. You can nominate yourself or any other worthy tabletop game designers in their first three years of publishing. Nominations close Feb. 14.

www.dianajonesaward.org

22.01.2025 16:35 β€” πŸ‘ 102    πŸ” 88    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 13

To use a silly example, I wanted something that can graph my mood when I'm playing board games, but also my mood when I'm playing Settlers of Catan.

This feels like basic functionality to me, but it's absent from all the most popular apps (and searching for anything online is a nightmare now).

12.01.2025 11:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hoping someone can recommend me a mood tracking app that has the functionality I want. I'm looking for an app that tracks mood, activity, AND nested sub-activities, and that can graph mood against activity OR mood against sub-activity. Needs to input custom activities and sub-activities as well.

12.01.2025 11:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

And it was fire

01.01.2025 20:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

YESSSSSSS

31.12.2024 00:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Golden Eggs is consistently my worst selling game but I'm really proud of its design!

If you're intrigued by an RPG blending the vibes of Apple TV's Severance with collective action and hidden role/social deduction mechanics... I think you should buy and play it.

seal-of-sabbad.itch.io/golden-eggs

20.12.2024 19:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Collaboration of my dreeeeams 🀩

19.12.2024 21:47 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I have so much more I want to celebrate about this game when I get the chance 🀣

17.12.2024 11:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Perfectly Normal Animal Village Simulator by Ex Stasis Games Animal Crossing meets the Wicker Man.

If this sounds like your jam, you can buy a PDF here! Or pick it up at UK Games Expo I'm sure πŸ˜€ exstasisgames.itch.io/pnavs

15.12.2024 20:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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