Seeing the art for the Altheya Campaign Guide book slowly come together, getting to give feedback and compliments as it progresses, is AWESOME!
Watching my world come to life through all the different kinds of art is *magical*.
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> the decision, asking the staff if they had seen the "TTRPG" section on my site, with my self-published TTRPG material. They replied that upon further inspection they did think I belonged in the con and gave me a table.
Now. What I ask myself: how is it possible, that these people were accepted >
> a site, or an info page online. Nothing.
Or if they had something, it was a recent page only showcasing the same one product.
I'm an accredited professional artist in the TTRPG space.
And when I applied to be part of the con, I was initially rejected for not being relevant enough. I appealed >
> being sold as prints around (even and especially by massive booths, who must have been aware of what they were selling), but also by the MANY tables displaying a single game that clearly used AI images.
I looked into those "publishers". Most of them had no social media presence or not even >
> I guess they have decided that their financial gain is more important. Because I can't see any other reason for not siding with the creatives in protecting our rights and our work.
During the 2025 edition, my first time tabling there, I was shocked by the amount of AI stuff at the con. Not just >
> industry what it is, has in my opinion, shown that they don't really care about the people behind the booths, the games, the demos and all the other wonderful events that make UKGE what it is. They do not care about our fears, about our rights, about our creativity, about our work. >
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>reasons is not an option for many folks. I do NOT criticise those who need to prioritise keeping their business going, I know how hard it is and I wish them a successful con.
What I'd like to shine a light on is that an event that prides itself on supporting the creatives who make the UK game >
I'd like to say a couple of things about UKGE and their silence in regards to the whole AI debacle.
I'll start with a disclaimer: I know UKGE is a HUGE opportunity for many small businesses and publishers, and in the current unstable financial situation we're all in, skipping it because of ethical>
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A side view of the wares sold at the booth, the magic of inventorying being prominently displayed
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At B1 you can find @rolistespod.itch.io, @bodieh.bsky.social, @nessundovelab.bsky.social, and @fanterland.itch.io with a variety of games. Having played it myself I can wholeheartedly recommend the Magic of Inventorying for a really cool pickup game.
29.11.2025 14:43 — 👍 10 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 1
A photo of the Black Armada booth with three people standing behind a display of books.
A side shot of all the books on offer at the Black Armada booth
A closeup of the Wreck This Deck display.
A closeup of the Lovecraftesque boxes
Back to TTRPGs, the folks over at Black Armada (F1,2) recommend you give Lovecraftesque, Wreck This Deck, or one of their many other games a try!
@beckyannison.bsky.social @armadajosh.bsky.social
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various sets of dice on hexagonal stands
various sets of dice in a glass display case
Speaking of dice, be sure to check out @runefable.bsky.social at E1,2 to get some beautiful handcrafted resin dice.
29.11.2025 14:26 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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An overview shot of the crowd at dragonmeet
#Dragonmeet I am in you! Or well, I was. I'm back at the hotel - having met a whole bunch of wonderful folks and seen a ton of cool stuff - so I can abuse the hotel wifi to share it with you all!
Megathread incoming!
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A picture of lots of dice
A picture of even more dice
A picture of Roll Gothica's heartworks, framed jesmonite hearts
At booth F12 you can find some great jesmonite dice made by local dice gremlin Jodie from @rollgothica.bsky.social. Be sure to also have a look at their heartworks!
29.11.2025 14:20 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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A closeup of some of Toto's wares, bookmarks, pins, washitape, and keychains.
Find @totoroki.bsky.social... somewhere! She's taken up residence at another person's stand and in a show of professionalism I've completely forgotten to ask the stand number :D
Just walk down main street and look to the right and you'll probably find them.
a photo of a convention booth with a long haired man standing behind it, the banners at the booth read "Swashbuckle through the afterlife. Ahoy matey! Narrative focused RPG - Emotionally Damaged Pirates - Folkloric Magic" and "Sad Dead Sailor"
an overview photo of the same booth
A closeup on the main product, a roleplaying game book called Spectral Sea
At booth A35 you can find @samarmstronggames.bsky.social who recommends giving Spectral Sea a try - it has Dead Gay Pirates.
29.11.2025 14:04 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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A closeup of plane sailings books
A closeup of the ursidice books
And last, but certainly not least be sure to check out @planesailinggames.com and @ursidice.bsky.social over at K8!
29.11.2025 16:22 — 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
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A closeup of some art prints
A closeup of some stickers and bookmarks
I also got to meet with the lovely person who made my current tavatar, @dungeondelves.bsky.social. You can find them over at G15.
29.11.2025 16:18 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 1
Kayla and Yanahn showing off their zines.
Luke Earl showing off his solo larp zines
A zoom in on the Field Agent Handbooks
a zoom in on Hieronymus
At the 12 Pins Press booth (A25-26) I got to meet with @yanahn.bsky.social, @ratwave.uk, and @aethercorpgames.bsky.social selling a collection of really cool zines.
Not appearing in this picture: @laurieoc.bsky.social whose game Hieronymus you should still absolutely check out.
Yvris behind the Buttonkin booth
A display of games.
Some Drama Llamas postcards
A closeup of the Drama Llamas book
At the same booth (G34-35) be sure to also check out @yvris.bsky.social of ButtonKin games and pick up a copy of Drama Llamas!
29.11.2025 16:04 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Josh behind the hiveminds booth
Mugs and tea towels with medieval art
More mugs and tea towels as well as wooden steins
A stack of copies of Brother, Why?
For some genuine medieval art and a really fun card game, be sure to pop on over to @josh-hivemindgames.bsky.social at G34-35. Brother, Why? is always an absolute hoot to play.
29.11.2025 16:00 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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An overview of the wares at the booth
A closeup of Asher's Ridge
A closeup of the Dead Letter Society book
Over at J32, be sure to check out @montfordtales.com, with their recent project Ashher's Ridge. Or have a look at the Dead Letter Society.
29.11.2025 15:54 — 👍 12 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
Three people behind the UKTIN booth
A picture of Yana (Happy Stoat) behind their wares
Mikhail showing the wares he is willing to part with in exchange for coin.
Mikhail showing even more wares he is willing to part with in exchange for coin.
At the @uktin.bsky.social Booth (M23-33) I got to meet up with @lalionnecosplay.bsky.social, @happystoat.bsky.social, and @ronamis.bsky.social (who has wares if you have coin). Be sure to check them and all the other fine folk who work with UKTIN out!
29.11.2025 15:48 — 👍 10 🔁 4 💬 2 📌 3
A picture of Sarah behind her booth
An overview picture of all the dice
A closeup on the chonks
An even closer up on the chonks
Back to dice before we get into even more RPGs:
Sara of @darkskydice.bsky.social makes some really gorgeous dice. Especially the chonks are very pretty (and - I have it on good authority - hellish to print masters for, which having printed resin masters myself I can 100% believe).
Find her at O28
Two people standing behind the pelgrane press stand
A picture of some of the books pelgrane is selling
A man putting new books on the Page Turners stack.
@pelgranepress.bsky.social at O20-22 is always a great visit too. They asked me to call your attention to Page Turners which I think I saw being signed? So if you want that, be sure to pop over, maybe you're in luck!
29.11.2025 15:27 — 👍 19 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0
Mol definitely trying their hardest at a candid photo behind the SoulMuppet booth
A man standing behind a display of paint the town red books
A closeup of the paint the town red books
a closeup of the inevitable books
Want some Sad Gay Vampires? Or some Very Sad Cowboy Knights? Of course you do! In which case you ought to make your way over to @soulmuppet.co.uk (LM17-18) and grab a copy of Paint The Town Red or Inevitable.
29.11.2025 15:15 — 👍 11 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 1
A man standing behind a display of minis giving two thumbs up.
A display of painted miniatures
A purple and a red dragon statuette
Even more minis
Want some cool minis? Modular Worlds has you covered. Find them at JK4-5
29.11.2025 15:08 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
A picture of two people behind the MacGuffin booth
A closeup of some of the adventures on offer by macguffin
a closeup of the pitcrawlers book
Next, if you're in the mood for a microsetting, be sure to walk by @macguffinandco.bsky.social at I3-4. They told me to tell you to have a look at their new game Pitcrawler, but I'm a little rebel so I'll tell you to also have a look at Odd Jobs, a really cool book full of microsettings.
29.11.2025 15:01 — 👍 15 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 1
A man behind a display at a convention folding a shirt.
A display of horn mugs.
A display of viking/fantasy inspired coasters and flasks
And about a dice's throw away from Danielle and Jodie you can get viking and fantasy inspired wares from @artofarklin.bsky.social, find him at B8-12.
29.11.2025 14:55 — 👍 9 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
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A side view of wooden dice trays, 3d printed froggy wizards, and few sets of dice.
Back closer to our gremlin friend Jodie, you can pick up some tabletop accessories from @bindwoodgaming.bsky.social (G12). Their 3D printed diceosauruses and wooden dicetrays are especially cool.
29.11.2025 14:49 — 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
A photo of a smiling woman with a black shirt demonstrating one of her products, a gelatinous cube in a jar.
A photo of a woman sitting behind a booth with TTRPG goods.
An overview photo of a large number of dice
A closeup photo of a purple potion with a label saying "Potion of Life & Death"
Hey folks! I'm going to be at Dragonmeet and I'll be trying my hand at Con Photography! If you're a vendor and want some (free!) promo photography, please reach out through tavernaut.tv/dragonmeet
For some examples of photos taken at Main Quest Con:
