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Stephen Newton

@thickskulladv.bsky.social

Writer of games for Thick Skull Adventurers. Geek stuff. Horror. Movies. Cryptozoology. Cohost of Black Ink Red Film podcast. Lead Product Manager at Zoom. San Jose CA

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Oh I loved Breaking Bad and Justified

27.02.2026 16:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah I think my top 5 are X-Files, Twin Peaks, Deadwood, Westworld (season 1) and probably something else I’m not remembering

27.02.2026 04:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Introducing my GF to the HBO series Deadwood. This show is still glorious all these years later

27.02.2026 02:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hmmm good point. I’d be happy to discuss the merits of each argument over a pint of Spotted Cow

23.02.2026 15:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Crawl is the ORIGINAL DCC Zine. Probably the most influential 3P DCC content second only to the Purple Sorcerer tools

23.02.2026 06:50 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I’m currently reading a 1963 Signet paperback edition of Doctor No, and before each session I take big whiff of the pages to get a hit of that β€œold book smell”.

23.02.2026 01:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Old-School Adventures & Pinball Crawl Classics! New old-school adventures for fans of 5E and DCC! Pinball Crawl Classics adapts classic pinball cabinets to DCC RPG rules - while Old-School Adventures #1 brings gruesome foes, dark mysteries, and mag...

Happy Friday! There's a NEW add for the Pinball Crawl Classics campaign on Backerkit... our very own Pinball Soundtrack by Loot the Body!

Back Pinball Crawl Classics today and get the new tunes!

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/g...

#TTRPG #DungeonCrawlClassics #DCCRPG #GoodmanGames #DnD5e #5E

06.02.2026 18:15 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3
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The 10th Doomstar - A level 10 DCC RPG adventure The 10th Doomstar is the first traditional 10th level adventure for Dungeon Crawl Classics! Written by Julian Bernick, the greatest heroes of the age must stop a comet from irradiating the entire worl...

The 10th Doomstar is live!

This is 10th level DCC (with six 10th level pregens!). Check out the sick cover by Ben Marra! The future of the cosmos is up to you--- 9999 more years of Chaos?!?

#DCCRPG

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/d...

19.01.2026 19:11 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m a huge fan of that movie by the way

02.02.2026 20:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nice episode, but I think you were being a little generous with the reaction to the sequel Grease 2. πŸ˜‰

What you didn’t mention was Grease Live with Julianne Hough and Vanessa Hudgens. They did a really good job with that.

02.02.2026 20:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Finally caught 1922 on Netflix. Great slow burn horror movie.

01.02.2026 07:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Daughter Ava sang Oh Canada and Star-Spangled Banner at last night's SJ Barracuda game. Definitely a proud dad moment.

31.01.2026 18:35 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today we honor the legacy and memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., whose message of unity and hope shines like a beacon in the dark. Dr. King's vision of harmony and acceptance is one we at Goodman Games share, and strive to emulate in our own humble way.

goodman-games.com/remember-mlk...

19.01.2026 17:06 β€” πŸ‘ 56    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Nice! That’s one of my favorites. I’m running at Gary Con this year.

18.01.2026 01:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Rewatching Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu. This movie is haunting and beautiful

03.01.2026 03:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Julian always delivers great and fun adventures! Can’t wait

01.01.2026 18:13 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

One reason I love my fiancé’s dad: he’s always down to sample whatever I’m pouring.

Me: Tata, want to try some of this 100 proof whiskey I picked up? It’s basically like drinking gasoline.

Him: sure, I’ll have a shot with you.

27.12.2025 06:17 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Get off the bench and into the game! This is a great opportunity to get your writing in front of distinguished industry professionals like, um, @brendanlasalle.bsky.social and me. Or is that @brendanlasalle.bsky.social and I? Professionals, I tell you!

23.12.2025 18:10 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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MCC Judges, we’re excited to bring you a new thick cardstock judge’s screen so you can run the wasteland in style (and with function)!

This new screen will be an add-on for our upcoming crowdfunding in January alongside two new projects!

Learn more: goodman-games.com/announcing-n...

18.12.2025 18:31 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Save 40% on almost all releases, 20% in indie DCC, and FREE SHIPPING on orders over $150 -- including Mutant Crawl Classics! Plus, get a free adventure with any purchase of $30 or more!

goodman-games.com/black-friday...

#DCCRPG

28.11.2025 14:48 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Rob Reiner has made several of my favorite movies of all time (The Sure Thing, Spinal Tap, Stand By Me, Misery, When Harry Met Sally). One of the greatest adapters of Stephen King’s works. οΏΌReally saddened to hear this tragic news.

15.12.2025 15:31 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Outstanding! Keep me posted on the next one and I’ll do what I can to help promote!

26.11.2025 19:14 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Stephen’s girlfriend holding up a wet erase board filled with Thanksgiving recipes

Stephen’s girlfriend holding up a wet erase board filled with Thanksgiving recipes

When your partner asks if you have a big whiteboard for creating the Thanksgiving game plan, the resourceful man busts out his RPG minifig battle mat and the wet erase pens! Roll for turkey-eating initiative!

26.11.2025 19:13 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wow, thank you!

25.11.2025 15:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If judging by online posts and mentions, Creep seems to be the most popular thing I’ve written so I try to run that whenever I can

25.11.2025 15:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think I am a too! I believe I switched one of the regulars out for feast of the gobbler witch to mix things up, so maybe I’m not running corpse? I can’t remember now.

25.11.2025 15:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I love that. The three I always play at cons for similar reasons (and easy logistics) are Creep Skrag Creep, Tomb of the Savage Kings (my mummy adventure), and Corpse that Love Built (as I love the finale in that one)

25.11.2025 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! Brandolyn sends her love

25.11.2025 15:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Brandolyn sends her love

25.11.2025 15:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, I am so bummed I missed this. Is it still up somewhere to watch?

25.11.2025 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0