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Jason Kingsley

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CEO & Creative Director Rebellion, Modern History TV YouTube, Horse trainer, occasional Knight with real armour, swords and lance. Author Lord of Blackthorne

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Medieval battle flags, what were they like and how were they used?
YouTube video by Modern History TV Medieval battle flags, what were they like and how were they used?

I feel I need to revisit this video Warlord and I did a few years ago, but with Silver Moon once he's fully trained with flags. I think I should be on top of a hill somewhere, any ideas? youtu.be/-2uvDs-WbqQ?...

10.08.2025 20:45 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It's complex. There's some contraction post Covid lock-in boom, some big games got released and they were too expensive for the market so people lost a lot of money on them. starter salaries and NI have increased quite a bit so where you might have hired four newbies, you might only hire two etc.

05.08.2025 16:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The heavily armoured cable has indeed been gnawed through. The teeth marks seem preternaturally large and there are uncanny slashes or clawing around the area. Last night there was chanting to be heard in the distance. I did not sleep well.

05.08.2025 07:07 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

I've just sent this note to our IT department.

'Yes I can trace it to the box O'lights and it's entirely possible that the cable has been gnawed through'.

I feel a piratically-themed eldritch-horror tale is about to unfold.

04.08.2025 08:00 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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A grab from the latest work in progress video. Riding out on Ghost in golden hour and speaking to the camera. No grading or lighting done yet, just the natural sunlight, it was beautiful.

03.08.2025 09:43 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

My goodness that both interesting and complex. I guess you'd need to start with the type of environment and rough technology level and setting, the look at art styles too. Then what sort of game and what scale of budget etc.

02.08.2025 21:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Missed the @Gamefound campaign? Be the first to play Sniper Elite: Operation Kraken [in the US] by joining our team at the Rebellion Unplugged @Gen_Con demo tables!

This weekend with a special appearance from the award-winning designer David Thompson...
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31.07.2025 12:29 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Before & after art for the upcoming Tunnels & Trolls roleplaying game. This swole Frogkin from the incredible Nathan Anderson is one of our favourites.

🎨 @deimosremus
🎲 Tunnels & Trolls: A New Age

Which kindred would you like to see next?

Find more ⏩ bit.ly/45eEbV8

27.07.2025 18:03 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

The prefer scratches on the shoulders and neck.

26.07.2025 06:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The best part of Tunnels & Trolls: A New Age?

Realising your character only has a helmet, stunting to use the horn as a handle, rolling exploding dice… then the exploding dice explode again, the chest is shattered, and you discover there’s nothing inside.

🧠πŸ’₯Perfection.

25.07.2025 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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The wind smells like woodsmoke and wildflowers, and the sun falls soft ahead of me. Home is close.

25.07.2025 08:20 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

My sympathies, that sounds awful. are there refuges available to you? There are in the UK.

24.07.2025 20:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

A colleague is over in California and went out to get some food from a grocery store. On his walk from the hotel he met delivery robots, driverless vehicles and homeless people. Nobody else on the actual street. We are already there. Exactly like a scene from #2000ad

21.07.2025 16:06 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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BEEP BEEP! πŸš—πŸ’­πŸ’₯

Find out more:
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20.07.2025 11:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Busy reading Lord of Blackthorne. It is a smashing tale. It's funny to say that fantastical things seem real, but that's how good this Medieval world is. Lots of twists and turns to enjoy. Available for Preorder at Amazon, Barnes & Noble etc.

17.07.2025 11:55 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

no, I just knew who they were.

20.07.2025 07:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My fancy Lord of Blackthorne books are being shipped out as we speak. Shiny gold foil and Edouard's wonderful artwork. Expect them to arrive over the next few days, depending where in the world you are.

14.07.2025 11:21 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

no AC here, just a fan.

12.07.2025 16:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Shifted my day two hours earlier to work in the relative coolness. I awoke at 4.00am and it got just too hot for me by 10am to do any mucking out or anything physical. The outdoor thermometer in the sun says 34 already. I feel discombobulated.

12.07.2025 10:01 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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UK Video Games Council confirms inaugural members, including Jason Kingsley CBE and Nick Button-Brown The UK government has unveiled the members of its new UK Video Games Council, a new organization established to "work i…

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10.07.2025 12:15 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

I've been picking gooseberries, they're good but thorny. Imagine an enchanted gooseberry bush whose taste is the best taste in the world, but whose thorns are deadly poisonous. Would you pick them?

07.07.2025 21:14 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0

he's only semi-retired, we still ride out to adventure twice a week at least, just no tournaments or jousting for him.

06.07.2025 18:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Finally we've had some decent rain, everything smells lovely and the grass looks greener already. Went out on Warlord between showers and saw this great bird, a buzzard I think. Then got soaked, happily, as it rained again.

06.07.2025 15:05 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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πŸ“’ CROWDFUNDING MANAGER

We are looking for an engaged, proactive and experienced Crowdfunding Manager to join the boardgame and RPG publishing team at Rebellion!

πŸ“Œ Apply and find out more!
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30.06.2025 19:55 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Gen Con is just around the corner! Join the Crew at booth 559.

🎲 Tunnels & Trolls TTRPG (First-US demos!)
🎲 Sniper Elite: Operation Kraken (First-US demos!)
🎲 Joyride

❇️ Daily win-a-game raffle!
❇️ T&T enamel pins!
❇️ Joyride Car Club promo track!

Who's gonna be there?

02.07.2025 11:55 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

I forgot how to count, and I had to stop and remind myself how to sign my name.

26.06.2025 17:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Did two hours of book signing today. Forgot how to sign my name several times. Very excited to see these shipped out to readers over the next week or so. Thanks to the team for helping.

26.06.2025 17:11 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

General availability is later this year, details undecided yet.

25.06.2025 12:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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OK Lord of Blackthorne book update!

The copies have arrived from the printers so I'm going to be signing then all over the next two days. (I have two pallet loads of books to sign!), and they get sent out. There are 31 people who still haven't filled in the details I need.

25.06.2025 11:17 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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One of the best things about working in tabletop games is the opportunity to work with some incredible artists. Here's a little before/after action from our upcoming TTRPG...

Dang!

🎲 Tunnels & Trolls: A New Age
πŸ–ŒοΈ@mikefailleartist

24.06.2025 09:17 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

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