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Fantastic Faction Cards for Fantasy RPGs by Philip Reed
YouTube video by Philip Reed Fantastic Faction Cards for Fantasy RPGs by Philip Reed

I continue to experiment with video. I'm not 100% satisfied, but I think I'm learning more with each one. youtu.be/LZEH5DqTQgk?...

30.10.2025 19:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Deck of Old-School Wilderness Encounters Whether you're into 5E, OSR or any other variant of the classic ampersand RPG, this 50-card deck will keep your session moving.

If you need new tools for your solo fantasy RPG adventures (or to add to your GM kit), please check out my newest campaign! For as little as $4 pledge, you'll receive multiple new card decks in PDF through @drivethrurpg.com. And there are POD options! www.kickstarter.com/projects/phi...

26.10.2025 14:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
$920 pledged of $2000. 48 backers. 15 days to go.

$920 pledged of $2000. 48 backers. 15 days to go.

Only two backers away from 50 πŸ‘€

Who needs a collection of existential horror comics in their life? One featuring indie comics best? And wants this cookie πŸͺ?

Back Letters from the Void today: www.kickstarter.com/projects/luk...

23.10.2025 20:54 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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Designers & Dragons: Origins From the birth of roleplaying to the discovery of the Forgotten Realms, from the rise of Basic D&D to the fall of Mystara, historian Shannon Appelcline brings you the story of OD&D, Basic D&D, and AD&...

Thrilled to see that Designers & Dragons: Origins hit its third stretch goal while I slept, for $100,000.

(That means more content for the backer-only preview, The Adventurer's Hoard.)

Thanks for the interest & support. I do my RPG history work because people tell me they like it!

23.10.2025 17:39 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Of course, the books have also been carefully edited and beautifully laid out by @evilhat.bsky.social. @ktwelves.bsky.social helped me with consistency (and everything making sense). @crislv.bsky.social offered gorgeous graphic design. @lulavampiro.bsky.social helped with tricky issues. ETC!

21.10.2025 17:55 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks! I have a second set of encounters in the works, but not sure when I'll wrap that up.

19.10.2025 10:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
17.10.2025 14:47 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I do tend to hoard documents. You should see my collection of toy industry sales catalogs.

17.10.2025 00:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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SCUM: An Eclipse Phase Board Game Sci-fi board game where players defend their habitat from a mysterious threat bent on its destruction, based on the Eclipse Phase RPG.

Folks β€” the KS for SCUM, the Eclipse Phase board game from Moose With Cup Creative ends today.

I am biased, but not bullshitting: it's a very good game and I think you'll enjoy having it on your shelf and table. Excited to take it over the finish line in 2026.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/dav...

16.10.2025 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pendragon: Classic Edition Bringing the iconic Pendragon 1st Edition collection back to life!

I see the @chaosium.bsky.social classic Pendragon box set is live & going gangbusters

I have exactly one (1) issue with these facsimile sets Chaosium are doing (well apart from them not sending us them) & that’s I think they should all come with 1 character sheet covered in scribbles, doodles…

16.10.2025 07:14 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

I love tables so much I pack tables inside of tables!

15.10.2025 20:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I do not own the copyright to the document. I was sent the physical pages in 1994 and I scanned it for my use. Even the video I'm not 100% comfortable with, but I believe my use in that instance is transformative, which eases my concerns.

15.10.2025 17:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you check the video, you'll see that I scanned the document and share it in such a way you can pause and read.

15.10.2025 17:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Same! I love finding old memos, internal documents, and obscure zines. Always a blast and I often learn something.

15.10.2025 17:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A Look at the 1994 West End Games Star Wars RPG Style Guide
YouTube video by Philip Reed A Look at the 1994 West End Games Star Wars RPG Style Guide

I've been sitting on the West End Games Star Wars RPG Style Guide for over thirty years. I've now scanned the document and created a video showing all 59 pages. I hope this helps more fans of the game get a look at some behind-the-scenes documentation. youtu.be/GsW1MGpXu4M?...

15.10.2025 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 90    πŸ” 34    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 5
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a cartoon cat is holding a cup of coffee in its paws on a pink background . ALT: a cartoon cat is holding a cup of coffee in its paws on a pink background .

I really like getting paid to draw animals
Thank you❀️

(Just wanted to say thanks πŸ’š)

29.09.2025 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 71    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats! That's awesome!

24.09.2025 17:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Update 1: A preview of The Deck of Old-School Dungeon Lore, one of the stretch goals we've prepared for the upcoming OSR Dungeon Cards Kickstarter campaign. Β· OSR Dungeon Cards for the Classic Ampersa... We've not yet started the editing, but all 50 cards for a new deck are completed and ready to move to the editing stage. What's the deck? Let me give you a quick peek at The Deck of Old-School Dungeon...

One of the coolest tools Kickstarter has added is the ability to post project updates before a campaign launches. Anyone following the page receives a notification when a new update is posted. www.kickstarter.com/projects/phi...

16.09.2025 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
OSR Dungeon Cards by Philip Reed
YouTube video by Philip Reed OSR Dungeon Cards by Philip Reed

I've wrapped up a dungeon card deck that includes map cards, prompts, and encounters. The campaign is set to launch next week, and I completed a short video about it today: youtu.be/3_MB0EM1ni4?...

11.09.2025 16:43 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Crit One Holiday Songbook - A Dark Fantasy Collection The zine of epic fails returns in time for the holidays featuring adult fantasy comics with accompanying holiday song reimagining.

Who needs a comic book with Charlie Brown fighting demons, a mermaid necromancer and a were-flying squirrel?

I have the perfect thing for you πŸ‘€

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/l...

10.09.2025 18:16 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

10.09.2025 17:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In today's news, I've been asked to join Kickstarter's Community Advisory Council. I said yes. I'm making it my job to advocate for indie creators (regardless of industry) and do what I can push for tools that will help the small guys.

landing.kickstarter.com/community-ad...

10.09.2025 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Two Star Borg Booklets! Clearance Bin Foes and Starmory! Two eight-page, full-color booklets for use with the Star Borg RPG, both written and illustrated by Philip Reed!

Yesterday, I launched my latest project on Kickstarter. What's up this time? I've created mini-supplements for the Star Borg RPG . . . and we've met the goal! Up next? That pesky stretch goal to add a third booklet to the campaign. Fingers crossed! www.kickstarter.com/projects/phi...

26.08.2025 14:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Two Star Borg Booklets! Clearance Bin Foes and Starmory! Two eight-page, full-color booklets for use with the Star Borg RPG, both written and illustrated by Philip Reed!

Do you want more support for the Star Borg RPG by @jpcoovert.bsky.social? I've got two zines now funding on Kickstarter! I handled both the writing and art on these, and I had a lot of fun playing in the Star Borg toy box. www.kickstarter.com/projects/phi...

25.08.2025 14:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Coming soon: Two Star Borg Booklets! Clearance Bin Foes and Starmory! Two eight-page, full-color booklets for use with the Star Borg RPG, both written and illustrated by Philip Reed!

Thank you to @jpcoovert.bsky.social for kindly saying "go for it" earlier this year when I asked about creating some support for the Star Borg RPG. Clearance Bin Foes and Starmory are launching late this month! www.kickstarter.com/projects/phi...

07.08.2025 10:52 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Samples of my new board book RPG, Dank & Dark, have landed and look incredible! We'll have the entire print run in a few months, after the books finish swimming across the ocean.

04.08.2025 21:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Deck of Old-School Encounters Set Four, OSR RPG Cards A fourth deck of 72 systemless encounter cards. Can be used with any edition of the classic ampersand RPG. Written by Philip Reed.

Do you need new encounters for your OSR fantasy RPG sessions? I can help! Check out my newest deck of cards, now funding on Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/phi...

04.08.2025 16:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A screenshot of a Facebook text post from OP which reads:

On this day
11 years ago
30 Jul 2014
.. .
I know I'm a little bit biased, but I think my 7 year old just verbally designed a really good little card game.
It's for a licensed property, but I think it's potentially a good enough game that it'd stand a reskin. l've ordered some blank cards and we'll prototype and play it. Who knows, might put it up on drivethrucards eventually if it works as well as I think it might.
I'm slightly boggled that he just trotted it out as something he'd "been thinking about". We do talk about making games quite a lot. But yeah. Wow.

A screenshot of a Facebook text post from OP which reads: On this day 11 years ago 30 Jul 2014 .. . I know I'm a little bit biased, but I think my 7 year old just verbally designed a really good little card game. It's for a licensed property, but I think it's potentially a good enough game that it'd stand a reskin. l've ordered some blank cards and we'll prototype and play it. Who knows, might put it up on drivethrucards eventually if it works as well as I think it might. I'm slightly boggled that he just trotted it out as something he'd "been thinking about". We do talk about making games quite a lot. But yeah. Wow.

A photo of the completed game: The Forest Dragon by Rory Age 9. The cover is a child’s drawing of a green dragon looming over some jagged rocks or mountains, facing off against a small adventurer holding their sword above their head.

A photo of the completed game: The Forest Dragon by Rory Age 9. The cover is a child’s drawing of a green dragon looming over some jagged rocks or mountains, facing off against a small adventurer holding their sword above their head.

Wow. 11 years ago, my son Rory, then age 7 breathlessly delivered the rules of this game from the back of the car.

We then made it. Nice.

He’s 18 now, and we really should do an anniversary edition.

30.07.2025 08:45 β€” πŸ‘ 161    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2
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Unwelcome Opportunities, Prompt Cards for Cy_Borg A deck of 50 double-sided cards, each presenting a possible adventure idea for you to expand as you see fit. Designed by Philip Reed.

Unwelcome Opportunities is my new card deck for the Cy_Borg RPG. 50 double-sided cards, every single one an adventure prompt for the GM or for solo sessions. The campaign ends later today, and the rewards will go out to backers before the end of the month. www.kickstarter.com/projects/phi...

19.07.2025 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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ITALY, we have news for you. We’re as happy as we’re capable of to announce that together with Need Games, we’re releasing not one but THREE titles to Italian: MΓ–RK BORG, CY_BORG and Art by Nohr.

26.06.2025 19:15 β€” πŸ‘ 75    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

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