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Posthuman Studios • Eclipse Phase • The Snarl @posthumanstudios.com · 3h

This is going to be such a great deep-dive. If you haven't checked out the original Designers & Dragons series from Shannon and Evil Hat, they are an engrossing read: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...

Evil Hat @evilhat.bsky.social · 5h

⚔️ NOW LIVE! ⚔️ Designers & Dragons: Origins!
Award-winning historian @shannonappelcline.bsky.social delves deep into the origins and design of every product TSR published for OD&D, Basic D&D, and AD&D 1E.
Pledge now and gain access to The Adventurers' Hoard
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/e...

A mockup of four thick books emerging from a slipcase. Colorful illustrations in gold and purple depict dragons of various ages stalking and frolicking. In the background, a blue monotone dungeon map. Caption: Designers & Dragons Origins. Now on BackerKit.

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An Average Ghost @cowboypunkcolt.bsky.social · 3d

A variety of skulls for this cat and coyote pair

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An Average Ghost @cowboypunkcolt.bsky.social · 3d

I'll also be posting various completed jars in this thread until the end of October~

A complex timepiece for a complex beast

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An Average Ghost @cowboypunkcolt.bsky.social · 3d

It's soul jar season again!

All October, for a $80 (or 150 for a double jar), I'll collect a spirit of your choice with a befitting collection of objects to keep them safe and comfortable. If you'd like to grab one, dm me before midnight on Halloween - whereafter souls become too slippery to catch

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Evil Hat @evilhat.bsky.social · 13d

Designers & Dragons: Origins covers the history and lore behind every single product produced by early TSR. The books are comprehensive but the entries are very digestible.
Find out for yourself with our free preview, available now on @drivethrurpg.com
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

The cover of Designers & Dragons Secret Door edition, the free preview available on DriveThruRPG. On the cover, a scaly dragon egg is surrounded by coins, gems, and crystals.

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Shannon Appelcline 🌮 @shannonappelcline.bsky.social · 26d

Designers & Dragons ORIGINS are new books. These are not the classic Designers & Dragons books, which detail the histories of about 100 companies in the industry. These are the histories of 200-300 D&D supplements that TSR published mostly in the 70s & 80s.

Launching Soon - Designers & Dragons: Origins

From Evil Hat - Launching Soon - Designers & Dragons: Origins

www.backerkit.com

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Gareth DAMIAN MARTIN | Jump Over the Age @jumpovertheage.com · May 5

Happy CITIZEN SLEEPER DAY! 🥳

The series is 3 years old today! To celebrate I just released SPINDLEJACK a free, print and play solo TTRPG about zero-g bike couriers!

🚴‍♀️Grab it here: jump-over-the-age.itch.io/citizen-slee...

We also have new series art, and some fun stats below too 👇

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An Average Ghost @cowboypunkcolt.bsky.social · Aug 19

Absolutely incredible work

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Carolyn Petit @carolynmichelle.bsky.social · Aug 5

kentucky route zero is on sale at a pretty nice discount on switch right now. if you've never played it, well, it's a masterpiece. A better world is possible. Keep on dreaming, and I'll keep on driving.

youtu.be/JxcUZU0vtLE?...

Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition - Launch Trailer - Nintendo Switch

YouTube video by Nintendo of America

youtu.be

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Evil Hat @evilhat.bsky.social · Aug 3

Last chance, #gencon! Head over to @ipr.bsky.social (booth 449) to pick up all these titles and more.
And don't forget: When you buy one of our games new, you get the PDF for free!

A large stack of books piled atop one another: Blades in the Dark, Deathmatch Island, Fate Accessibility Toolkit, Fate Condensed, Girl by Moonlight, Improv for Gamers 2e, Monster of the Week, Monster of the Week: Codex of Worlds, Monster of the Week: Hunter's Journal, Monster of the Week: Slayer's Survival Kit, Stewpot: Tales From a Fantasy Tavern, and Thirsty Sword Lesbians.

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An Average Ghost @cowboypunkcolt.bsky.social · Jul 30

I started watching this one recently and am really enjoying it! Solid design, animation and writing, the direction feels very clear-eyed and novel

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Evil Hat @evilhat.bsky.social · Jul 14

New equipment, new moves, new ways to play your character.
Level up your Monster of the Week game with these two huge expansions.
Available now!
evilhat.com/product/slay...

A copy of the Hunter's Journal next to a copy of the Slayer's Survival Kit for Monster of the Week. Caption: Take an Advance. Better yet, take two. Available now from your FLGS or direct from us at www.evilhat.com

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An Average Ghost @cowboypunkcolt.bsky.social · Jul 9

At least this DID remind me though to check your site to see if there's more I want to buy lol

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James D'Amato @ NYCC @oneshotrpg.bsky.social · Jul 5

Skyjacks is on YouTube now and thanks to @cowboypunkcolt.bsky.social it looks beautiful!

youtu.be/-GlHVdJb2ao?...

Campaign: Skyjacks, Episode 1

YouTube video by ONE SHOT Podcast

youtu.be

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An Average Ghost @cowboypunkcolt.bsky.social · Jun 21

I'm just being sneaky :p

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James D'Amato @ NYCC @oneshotrpg.bsky.social · Jun 20

I've always wanted to get into Skyjacks, but I've never had a chill animation to realx and study to...

One Shot Podcast Network @oneshotnetwork.bsky.social · Jun 20

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An Average Ghost @cowboypunkcolt.bsky.social · Jun 18

Various little digging and foraging tools!

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An Average Ghost @cowboypunkcolt.bsky.social · Jun 16

It's hard to tell from this angle, but the beak looks fully darkened, whereas fledglings will still have some yellow patches and little bumps to each side from their baby beak! :>

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An Average Ghost @cowboypunkcolt.bsky.social · Jun 2

ioi

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Tabletop Bookshelf🔜Gamehole @tabletopbookshelf.com · May 30

🕚The Doomsday Clock is ticking down and emotions run high in Apocalypse Keys from @evilhat.bsky.social

Will your team of agents find the Keys before the villainous Harbingers unlock the Doors of Power and bring about the apocalypse?

tabletopbookshelf.com/products/apo... #ttrpg

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An Average Ghost @cowboypunkcolt.bsky.social · May 17

Same reason why I can't engage with instagram either, literally every 3rd post is an ad and I feel like I'm in an town market made up of shouting dropshippers

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An Average Ghost @cowboypunkcolt.bsky.social · May 7

I've been seeing these updates for years and it's rad to just see your perseverance, results and growth trickle in over time. Always a good reminder that patience and grit get you places

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An Average Ghost @cowboypunkcolt.bsky.social · Apr 22

And even just the difficulty in contending with how frequently conversation gets derailed into silly jokes and out of character suggestions and commentary in a group of 3+ players. Obviously it's part of the fun but there are so many times I've lost track of major plot points because of it haha

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An Average Ghost @cowboypunkcolt.bsky.social · Apr 22

I doodle out cards for characters and notable items with info on the back! I like dming mysteries and everyone's forgetful, so this makes it clearer where everything is and who's around, and it just makes the experience a bit more immersive (also ideally some thematic snacks!)

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An Average Ghost @cowboypunkcolt.bsky.social · Apr 18

criminal, 100 years dungeon, two dim worklights only

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