Chris Spivey (Author) ➡️ Gamehole Con

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One of the best parts of being Arc Dream’s Production Director? Getting an early look at works-in-progress. The evolution of art being created is staggering, & watching such talented folks bring #DeltaGreen to life keeps me fired up every day.

Last night’s Conan without Conan playtest was a smashing success! ⚔️ Two players were brand new to Sword & Sorcery, one only knew the Conan movies, and another came in as a full-on Lieber fan. A few system tweaks and this beast will be Gamehole Con ready! 🔥 #TTRPG #GameholeCon

The blades are ready, the sorcery’s dark, and the playtest begins! 🗡️ Testing the Ouroboros System Swords & Sorcery for my Conan without Conan game at Gamehole Con. The real clash is next week… #SwordAndSorcery #GameholeCon

Haunted West (Hardback + Digital) — Darker Hue Studios (The digital version is delivered via email from DriveThruRPG. ) You can also buy Haunted West from R.Talsorian Games or at your Friendly Local Game Store (FLGS). 2022 Silver ENnie...

👻 We’re just days away from Horror Month! 🎃

Do you have your copy of #HauntedWest yet? Don’t miss out on bringing this tome of #WeirdWest goodness to shake your players to their core.

⚒️ History.
💀 Horror.
🔥 High Jinks.

Saddle up, the West has never been this haunting.
#TTRPG #HorrorGames

Humble Book Bundle: Glen Cook's Chronicles of The Black Company & More Prepare for adventure—Pay what you want for Glen Cooks’ finest works with the Chronicles of The Black Company & More Bundle from Tor Publishing Group!

Pertinent to the BLACK COMPANY RPG playtest we aim to launch next month
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Big Darker Hue weekend in the books! ✅ All Gamehole Con pregens (Haunted West & Sword & Sorcery) are DONE, 8,514 words written & edited, new mechanics revised, and now I get to focus on my first-ever panel as moderator! 🔥 #TTRPG #GameholeCon

Eagles scoring a touchdown

Fly Eagles 🦅 fly!!’

Black Manhattan cocktail Infront of the Tardis with the Shadowrun2E Corebook and Rigger 2 book nearby.

Four-hour set build: complete ✅ Cleaned up, cocktail 🍸in hand 🍸 Now it’s time to dive into some #Shadowrun2E rigger 💻🚗research to help a player out before I fire up the grill. Cyberdecks and BBQ, what could go wrong?

Today I traded my laptop for a saw & plywood. 🪚✨ Learned all about building stage sets for the kids' musical and wow. Respect for set crews!
I worked backstage in high school, but this was my first time building the magic…the glue gun & I are now on a first-name basis.
#Parenting #StageCrewUpgrade

DELTA PINK: Ep 2 - "The Art Gala"

The latest episode of DELTA PINK - our #deltagreen actual play - is up!

New Episodes will air EVERY SINGLE WEEK until culminating with the finale on Halloween!

SPOTIFY
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EVERYWHERE ELSE
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Drafts of the Ouroboros System Documents, with the Swords and Sorcery draft on top of the other two system mechanics documents. Near an African American History Museum coffee mug, notebook, and the Marvel Conan graphic novel.

A copy of Chris's Gamehole Con schedule with Panels and Conan without Conan game.

T-11 days until Gamehole Con! ​Reviewing my Ouroboros System Swords & Sorcery ⚔️🧙‍♂️mechanics and making a player OS crash sheet for Monday’s test run. I love how easily it adapts.​ Building ​"classes​", ​spells⚡, and the real cost of magic has been a blast! #GameDesign #TTRPG #OuroborosSystem

Get more from Harlem Unbounding with Chris Spivey on Patreon creating Harlem Unbound, Haunted West, Vampire, 5E, and more mat

It occurred to me that I rarely discuss my Patreon. Did you know I have one? 👀

Over on #HarlemUnbounding, you'll find:
✨ Noodlings & rough ideas
✨ Genreless exclusives
✨ Behind-the-scenes writing + travel bits
✨ Random surprises from deep in the vault

Peek inside the chaos... #TTRPG #WriterLife

Shadowrun 2E book showing the Matrix double page spread.

📚 Sneaking in some #Shadowrun reading before guests arrive, game prep is in full swing! First session drops in T-minus 6 days. Let’s do this, chummers! 💻⚡️ #TTRPG #GMprep #CyberpunkVibes

CHVLR: A Wretched & Alone Game by Susanah Grace Just get in the robot.

Did you know I have a game that costs only $10 and will give you hours of mech pilot feelings?

susanahgrace.itch.io/chvlr

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Thanks! Soon…I’ve added you to my list folks.

The playtest draft of Arc Dream’s The Black Company sprawls across a Haunted West mousepad, next to a half-full Delta Green coffee mug. Chris’s hand, wedding ring gleaming, partially obscures the cover and text, hinting at the work-in-progress magic within.

Just wrapped the first Black Company novel… now diving into a "secret" playtest draft! ⚔️💥

What’s lurking in these pages? Mysteries, chaos, horror, and a few surprises you won’t see coming. Stay tuned… Right @arcdreampublishing.bsky.social
#BooksAndBrews #BlackCompany #TTRPG #PlaytestLife #ArcDream

YouTube video by Cybernation Uncensored Tales from the Forlorn Dopes! - EP 92 - Guest Chris Spivey

🚨 Did you miss me embarrassing myself on Forlorn Dopes? Don’t worry, the gracious host recorded it:
🔹 My #CyberpunkRed work
🔹 Panam is the best #Cyberpunk2077
🔹 My TTRPG career
🔹 And a whole lot of general geekery

If you like TTRPGs, cyberpunk vibes, or listening to me ramble, this one’s for you.

Thanks! If you’re going to Gamehole Con there will be several games run by different folks

Fly Eagles 🦅 fly!!’

Haunted West (Hardback + Digital) — Darker Hue Studios (The digital version is delivered via email from DriveThruRPG. ) You can also buy Haunted West from R.Talsorian Games or at your Friendly Local Game Store (FLGS). 2022 Silver ENnie...

👻 We’re just days away from Horror Month! 🎃

Do you have your copy of #HauntedWest yet? Don’t miss out on bringing this tome of #WeirdWest goodness to shake your players to their core.

⚒️ History.
💀 Horror.
🔥 High Jinks.

Saddle up, the West has never been this haunting.
#TTRPG #HorrorGames

David Byrne and backup singers dancing on stage

Just got out of #DavidByrne at @theanthemdc.bsky.social & WOW absolutely phenomenal. 🔥 If you don’t have tickets for this tour yet… fix that immediately.

Watching my kiddo lose it to new tracks & “Burning Down the House”? Unforgettable. 🕺🎶
10/10 night. Still buzzing.
#TheAnthemDC #ParentingWin

Harlem Unbound 1E cover with the three gold Ennies on it.

Harlem Unbound map rolled out on a wooden table.

Harlem Unbound Art of the Cotton Club.

Harlem Unbound Art of street life.

🎷 Hey Hepcats​, have you rolled dice with the multi-ENnie-winning, Diana Jones-nominated #HarlemUnbound yet? No? Why not?!​ You might’ve missed the groundbreaking indie darling 1E, but don’t sweat it. Bigger, ​P​ulpier, ​&​ Expanded Second edition exist! 👀 #CallOfCthulhu #Gumshoe #RPGHorror #TTRPG

Chris is holding a large blue coffee cup in front of a monitor, obscuring a Word document character sheet for one of the Conan without Conan pregens.

Today is officially #GameholeCon prep day! 💀⚔️ (With three dog walks, because priorities 🐾). Aiming to have my Conan without Conan game playtest-ready​ next week, ​& I still owe my Balladeers some pregens for thier Haunted West sessions. It’s going to be… LEGENDARY. 🔥
#TTRPG #SwordAndSorcery #ConLife

Discover history as it was and history as it could have been. This is the West in full color! Explore #HauntedWest, where the Weird West meets real U.S. history. Let's ride! darkerhuestudios.com/shop #ttrpg #gaming #supportblackbusiness

Chris and dog in front of a brick house

Enjoying a break and walk with this rockstar!

YouTube video by Seth Skorkowsky Traveller: Spacecraft Construction

Doing my #GameholeCon prep & listening to Seth… for absolutely no reason. Nope. Totally normal.

Definitely not because I’m trying to convince my Traveller party that we could just, you know… BUILD OUR OWN SHIP. 🚀

What could possibly go wrong? 😏 #TravellerRPG #TTRPG

Chris Spivey and Shane Ivey on organizing the future of Arc Dream "The obstacle is going to be giving Shane two jobs and saying he can't do the other five or six.”

Arc Dream's new production director, @darkerhue.bsky.social, is ready to put the Delta Green publisher's house in order. Both Spivey and CEO Shane Ivey agree: tabletop companies need production experts.

The question remains: is it realistic?