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Adam Jury @adamjury.com · 4h

Folks — 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...

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.

www.kickstarter.com

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Wyrd Science Magazine @wyrdscience.bsky.social · 13h

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…

Pendragon: Classic Edition

Bringing the iconic Pendragon 1st Edition collection back to life!

www.kickstarter.com

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philipjreed.bsky.social @philipjreed.bsky.social · 1d

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

Paweł Kicman @pawelkicman.bsky.social · 1d

Hands up who likes a good random table.

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philipjreed.bsky.social @philipjreed.bsky.social · 1d

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.

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philipjreed.bsky.social @philipjreed.bsky.social · 1d

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.

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philipjreed.bsky.social @philipjreed.bsky.social · 1d

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

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philipjreed.bsky.social @philipjreed.bsky.social · 1d

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?...

A Look at the 1994 West End Games Star Wars RPG Style Guide

YouTube video by Philip Reed

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JLMeyer 🐰 @jenniferlmeyer.bsky.social · 17d

I really like getting paid to draw animals
Thank you❤️

(Just wanted to say thanks 💚)

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 .

media.tenor.com

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philipjreed.bsky.social @philipjreed.bsky.social · 22d

Congrats! That's awesome!

philipjreed.bsky.social @philipjreed.bsky.social · Sep 16

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...

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. · 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...

www.kickstarter.com

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philipjreed.bsky.social @philipjreed.bsky.social · Sep 11

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?...

OSR Dungeon Cards by Philip Reed

YouTube video by Philip Reed

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Luke W. Henderson @lukewhenderson.bsky.social · Sep 10

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 👀

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

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.

www.backerkit.com

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philipjreed.bsky.social @philipjreed.bsky.social · Sep 10

Thank you!

philipjreed.bsky.social @philipjreed.bsky.social · Sep 10

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...

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philipjreed.bsky.social @philipjreed.bsky.social · Aug 26

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...

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!

www.kickstarter.com

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philipjreed.bsky.social @philipjreed.bsky.social · Aug 25

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...

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!

www.kickstarter.com

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philipjreed.bsky.social @philipjreed.bsky.social · Aug 7

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...

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!

www.kickstarter.com

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philipjreed.bsky.social @philipjreed.bsky.social · Aug 4

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.

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philipjreed.bsky.social @philipjreed.bsky.social · Aug 4

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...

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.

www.kickstarter.com

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Jon at Handiwork Games @handiworkgames.bsky.social · Jul 30

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.

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.

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philipjreed.bsky.social @philipjreed.bsky.social · Jul 19

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...

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.

www.kickstarter.com

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MÖRK CY_BORG @morkborg.com · Jun 26

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: MÖRK BORG, CY_BORG and Art by Nohr.

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philipjreed.bsky.social @philipjreed.bsky.social · Jun 17

I decided to post this as stock art at DriveThruRPG. Pay what you want, as little as $0. I created the line art in Procreate, printed it, painted over it, then took it back into Procreate for more digital work. You can find this and more of my work at
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...

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philipjreed.bsky.social @philipjreed.bsky.social · Jun 9

I absolutely love to write tables, especially rumors and encounter hooks. It's fun to place tiny bread crumbs here and there to interconnect everything. My favorite type of RPG writing isn't rules or big, world-shaking stuff. It's the little things that can inspire a GM without tying their hands.

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philipjreed.bsky.social @philipjreed.bsky.social · Jun 9

That would be a pretty cool piece of history to uncover. I don't think I have any notes from that project.

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