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TTRPG writer, pro GM, cast member on therealmscast.bsky.social ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ

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The covers of two zines. The one on the right is titled Craterboys with a tagline saying "close encounters with strange beings" the cover is bright pink and pale orange with an abstract motif of something crashing into the ground from space. The cover on the left is titled Auspex and shows an black and gold etching style illustration of a ancient greek woman pulling back a curtain revealing the cosmos

The covers of two zines. The one on the right is titled Craterboys with a tagline saying "close encounters with strange beings" the cover is bright pink and pale orange with an abstract motif of something crashing into the ground from space. The cover on the left is titled Auspex and shows an black and gold etching style illustration of a ancient greek woman pulling back a curtain revealing the cosmos

The cover of a zine titled Auspex and shows an black and gold etching style illustration of a ancient greek woman pulling back a curtain revealing the cosmos

The cover of a zine titled Auspex and shows an black and gold etching style illustration of a ancient greek woman pulling back a curtain revealing the cosmos

The interior spreads of a zine, it shows a list of question associated with the Wands suit from the tarot.

The interior spreads of a zine, it shows a list of question associated with the Wands suit from the tarot.

A cover and a spread from a zine, on the cover is the title Craterboys with a tagline saying "close encounters with strange beings" the cover is bright pink and pale orange with an abstract motif of something crashing into the ground from space. The spread shows blocks of text surrounding by strange spiralling lines.

A cover and a spread from a zine, on the cover is the title Craterboys with a tagline saying "close encounters with strange beings" the cover is bright pink and pale orange with an abstract motif of something crashing into the ground from space. The spread shows blocks of text surrounding by strange spiralling lines.

Just in time for Halloween, from Good Luck Press comes two new unsettling tales come packed into the Strange New Worlds Double Feature.

Build a world, and shape it with your powers of foresight. OR. Build a world, and try to stop aliens from knocking it down.

Available for pre-order now!

03.10.2024 14:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Image of cover for Something to Dismember Me By: a Harrowing Hayride by Jen Vaughn. Art is a wagon full of hay in the shape of a skull and bloody ribs

Image of cover for Something to Dismember Me By: a Harrowing Hayride by Jen Vaughn. Art is a wagon full of hay in the shape of a skull and bloody ribs

Guess what Pathfinder 2e adventure is 40% off from @dtrpg.bsky.social
and perfect for your Halloween game table?

Something to Dismember Me By is a Harrowing Hayride adventure full of mini-games and not too gory! bit.ly/harrowinghayride

21.10.2024 13:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 36    ๐Ÿ” 16    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Coming soon: Plasmodics: mutant freaks in the weird future In the remnants of the world, play in the smithereens. Get weird in the body and in the mind with this post-apocalyptic TTRPG.

Why is this mutant smiling?

Plasmodics: mutant freaks in the weird future is coming to kickstarter on August 20th.

In the remnants of the world, play in the smithereens. Get weird in the body and in the mind with this post-apocalyptic TTRPG. Presave today!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/goo...

30.07.2024 18:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

iiiit's game night ๐Ÿ˜Ž

17.06.2024 14:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The rainbow pride flag (with the black and brown lines representing intersectionality and the unique struggles of POC queers) made up of Pokรฉmon. 

Digital artwork illustrated by MiasMacaron.

The rainbow pride flag (with the black and brown lines representing intersectionality and the unique struggles of POC queers) made up of Pokรฉmon. Digital artwork illustrated by MiasMacaron.

This flag took a while to make but it was well worth it ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ

#Pride #PrideMonth #PrideArt #QueerArt #QueerArtist #LGBTArt #LGBTArtist #WinnipegArtist #Pokemon #PokemonArt #PokemonArtist #PokemonFanArt #NintendoArt #NintendoFanArt #CanadianArtist #ManitobaMade

12.06.2024 22:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Cult of the Cave Crickets, a Lovecraftian horror adventure for level 2 adventures, is in prelaunch on Kickstarter RIGHT NOW!

30% off on Kickstarter for a limited time, so don't miss it!

tinyurl.com/58633xyy

#ttrpg #dnd #dcc #rpg #osr #dnd5e #lovecraft

12.06.2024 13:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A screenshot of my reels.

A screenshot of my reels.

Iโ€™m not super actively trying to grow any of my accounts right at this moment, but I am happy/baffled that a reel of me drawing hexagons over and over has five times as many views as anything else Iโ€™ve put on there

11.06.2024 13:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Finally, one blog post listing (maybe?) every last initiative method in TTRPGs. And in less than a measly 11,000 words, how convenient!

knightattheopera.blogspot.com/2024/06/ever...

10.06.2024 14:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 30    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

โ€œOur conversations with Ursula and her family began in 2017,โ€ the executive director of Literary Arts, Andrew Proctor, said in a statement. โ€œShe had a clear vision for her home to become a creative space for writers and a beacon for the broader literary community.โ€

10.06.2024 17:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

spending pride month locked in my laboratory in unceasing efforts to engineer the world's first d69

10.06.2024 12:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
a hand drawn tabletop hex map

a hand drawn tabletop hex map

Sunday afternoon: populating some hexes for my next #pf2e game

09.06.2024 18:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A photo of a woman bathed in light at the far end of a forest path. Text reads Malune Episode 18: Light and Shadow

A photo of a woman bathed in light at the far end of a forest path. Text reads Malune Episode 18: Light and Shadow

The latest episode of THE MANY MERCHANTS OF MALUNE is out now! As the caravan is forced to depart Nen and continue east, the desperate fate of a certain wayward blacksmith is revealed...

๐ŸŽง: pnc.st/s/many-realm...

๐Ÿ“: bit.ly/4bzHIhM

05.06.2024 13:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Does a world-obliterating storm count...?

03.06.2024 12:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
screenshot of a book layout. the spread has a full background image of an open field, a wide open sky, and clouds. text is set on the page on the sky in between the clouds.

screenshot of a book layout. the spread has a full background image of an open field, a wide open sky, and clouds. text is set on the page on the sky in between the clouds.

screenshot of layout from a book. there is a scratchy line of sound cutting through the top and middle of the pages waving through the text.

screenshot of layout from a book. there is a scratchy line of sound cutting through the top and middle of the pages waving through the text.

screenshot of a book spread. an illustrated bedroom shows the edge of a bed, a vanity, and candles dispersed about the room. on the walls text is laid out.

screenshot of a book spread. an illustrated bedroom shows the edge of a bed, a vanity, and candles dispersed about the room. on the walls text is laid out.

a spread from a book. the left side is a block of text describing hearing strange noises at night. the right side is an image of a ghostly woman's shadow in a blowing curtain.

a spread from a book. the left side is a block of text describing hearing strange noises at night. the right side is an image of a ghostly woman's shadow in a blowing curtain.

hey #TTRPG folks, I'm Seb an award-winning designer & I'm looking for work!

I'm available for:
- editing
- writing
- layout design
- consulting

check out my site for a deeper dive into the services I offer and my work credits. if you're interested, reach out as I'd love to chat!

themonstrous.me

24.05.2024 18:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
A photo of a horse riding in a windswept landscape. Text reads Malune Episode 17: On the Horizon

A photo of a horse riding in a windswept landscape. Text reads Malune Episode 17: On the Horizon

Giddy up! THE MANY MERCHANTS OF MALUNE Episode 17 is out now! ๐Ÿค  Except... what's that on the horizon...?

21.05.2024 16:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

victoria day monday means all day pathfinder helllll yes

20.05.2024 13:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh, hey, I missed this! Sorry about that. Are you running a game on Fridays?

23.04.2024 12:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Leaving Substack (Leveling Up) Going independent. Improving articles. And releasing new work.

I'm constantly experimenting with Explorers Design. Is it a storefront? A review website? A visual design blog?

In 2023, I discovered I'm happiest writing articlesโ€”so it's time to make some changes...

Thread in replies. Please retweet if you like my stuff.

tinyurl.com/Leaving-Subs...

23.04.2024 00:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

They went into the dungeon! They killed the dragon!

23.04.2024 12:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A portrait commission for Mimi, Derek the most dapper demon ๐Ÿ‘€
#art #fantasy #fantasyart #digitalart #supportartists

11.04.2024 12:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 178    ๐Ÿ” 65    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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if you were looking for the perfect eclipse post, lemme save you some time

08.04.2024 21:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2652    ๐Ÿ” 803    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 19    ๐Ÿ“Œ 12
A photograph of an ornate clock tower standing against a shimmering violet sky. Text reads Malune Episode 16: The Wonderful Wizards of Nen.

A photograph of an ornate clock tower standing against a shimmering violet sky. Text reads Malune Episode 16: The Wonderful Wizards of Nen.

New episode today! In THE WONDERFUL WIZARDS OF NEN, the party arrives at a magical library. But do any of them actually know how to read...?

Available everywhere.

๐ŸŽง pnc.st/s/many-realm...

๐Ÿ“ bit.ly/4a7Ogn3

02.04.2024 12:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

oh, nice! i love the idea of having variants for different weather - you can make some cool character design choices that way

01.04.2024 14:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Visitor's Guide to Karkown | Many Realms Get more from Many Realms on Patreon

NOT A JOKE: we've got a new Patreon post available for our darling supporters - it's an annotated guide to the secret dwarven enclave of Karkown!

Plus - also not a joke - a new episode is just around the corner! Catch up on episode 15 of THE MANY MERCHANTS OF MALUNE if you haven't yet!

01.04.2024 12:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

RPG friends as long as you keep your twitter account nothing will happen elsewhere. X is designed to keep you trapped there, the gravity is just too strong to be able to really focus and rebuild elsewhere. Your other accounts will always remain an afterthought.
Just sharing what worked for me.

01.04.2024 12:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 51    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

cool outfit!!

01.04.2024 14:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

hello here's a drawing of lizards who are also flappers

25.03.2024 18:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 142    ๐Ÿ” 48    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

ICYMI - our four-part #CandelaObscura is just chilling in your podcast app, patiently waiting ๐ŸŽงโค๏ธ๐ŸŽฒ

24.03.2024 21:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

this is an act of bravery

25.03.2024 13:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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GUDIYA: The horrors of being Bluebeard's latest plaything Using Magpie Gamesโ€™ Bluebeardโ€™s Bride, this award-winning actual play is the closest Iโ€™ve seen to an AP art film (so far)

In Rascalโ€™s first foray into indie actual play criticism, @rowanzeoli.bsky.social examines GUDIYA

@namelessdomain.bsky.social's award-winning horror AP pushes the limits of remote recording to create a tragically hopeful, queer South Asian retelling of Bluebeard's Bride

20.03.2024 16:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

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