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Alex @Plane Sailing Games @planesailinggames.com · 7h

The weird thing that your analysis overlooks is that THAC0 was a simplification. Earlier incarnations had separate attack tables for each class, with AC along the top and level grouping down the side. For any combat you had to look at a table.
Simple maths trumped that, which is why THAC0 was a win

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Alex @Plane Sailing Games @planesailinggames.com · 7h

A repost for the evening people

Alex @Plane Sailing Games @planesailinggames.com · 21h

If you enjoy Blades in the Dark (or FitD) games, you might find this video interesting and helpful. I love that it frames rolls as not a ‘skill roll’ like other games, but as an ‘overcome threat’ roll.

Goal -> Threat -> Action

Thanks @johnharper.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAl8...

Blades in the Dark: Game Rhythm & Calling For Rolls

YouTube video by John Harper

www.youtube.com

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Alex @Plane Sailing Games @planesailinggames.com · 10h

Work printers are improving!

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Ramona @alderdoodle.bsky.social · 19h

Hey #PortfolioDay 👋
I'm Ramona and I love to draw ornate things for indie game designers and authors ✨

Book covers, page decor, character sheets and spot art with a big dash of scrollwork and lettering too ✨

🌐 alderdoodle.co.uk
✉️ [email protected]

Available for new projects from December

Mock ups of two hardcover books floating in the air. The books are The Stygian Library in blue and white and The Gardens of Ynn in purple and white.

A colourful illustration of a symmetrical pattern on a starry background featuring florals in bright oranges and reds and tentacles in blue shades.

A book cover with a gold scrollwork border on a black background. Illustration in the centre shows a raven skull with 3 feathers and a red gladioli.

A black and white illustration of a cover border showing two dragons with their tails wrapped around columns with leafy vines.

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Simon Burley 🔜 CONDENSED @squadronuk.bsky.social · 16h

#CONVENTIONADVICE2026

FEBRUARY

7th and 8th February Beachhead. The link on the spreadsheet seems out of date. The current one is this.

www.beachheadexpo.com

I can tell you nothing about this one as I’ve never been. It seems like they’re aiming for a UK Games Expo vibe. Like Airecon

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Beachhead Tabletop Games Expo | Bournemouth

Beachhead Tabletop Games Expo annual event at the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC), UK. Wargames, Card Games, Board Games, Roleplay, Miniatures Games and more.

www.beachheadexpo.com

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Alex @Plane Sailing Games @planesailinggames.com · 13h

I love the idea of joyscrolling!

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Alex @Plane Sailing Games @planesailinggames.com · 15h

Oh, I’d forgotten the pouches!

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Alex @Plane Sailing Games @planesailinggames.com · 15h

That kind of thing is the one time when I find voice memos useful on my phone. Something I need to remember? “hey Siri, take a memo the flange repast will solve the domain problem” or whatever. Gives me enough context (even with word errors) to remember

*other voice assistants are available

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Alex @Plane Sailing Games @planesailinggames.com · 21h

If you enjoy Blades in the Dark (or FitD) games, you might find this video interesting and helpful. I love that it frames rolls as not a ‘skill roll’ like other games, but as an ‘overcome threat’ roll.

Goal -> Threat -> Action

Thanks @johnharper.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAl8...

Blades in the Dark: Game Rhythm & Calling For Rolls

YouTube video by John Harper

www.youtube.com

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Alex @Plane Sailing Games @planesailinggames.com · 17h

My starting point was Stegmeiers enormous list of blog posts from the 20-teens. Some might be out of date now, but it’s deffo worth a look.

stonemaiergames.com/kickstarter/...

Crowdfunding Lessons Full List

This is a compilation of all of Jamey’s posts for crowdfunders, creators, and entrepreneurs. You can support this blog by becoming a Stonemaier Champion. If you don’t have time to read …

stonemaiergames.com

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Alex @Plane Sailing Games @planesailinggames.com · 17h

I love using portfolio day to add people to a private list of artists (as well as following them). That makes it really easy to revisit them later when I’m looking for an artist

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Dofresh @dofresh.bsky.social · 18h

This will be my #PortfolioDay

Dofresh @dofresh.bsky.social · Oct 21

An introduction post.
I am a freelance concept artist and illustrator based in western France.
I explore mostly sci-fi themes for movies, games and books.
Furthermore, I am currently working on my first art book, a compilation of personal works.

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Alex @Plane Sailing Games @planesailinggames.com · 17h

What fabulous stories these pictures conjure up! I almost want to write a ttrpg inspired by each of them!

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Alex @Plane Sailing Games @planesailinggames.com · 17h

Well damn.

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Alex @Plane Sailing Games @planesailinggames.com · 17h

Channeling Rob Liefeld?

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Alex @Plane Sailing Games @planesailinggames.com · 17h

That sucks big time. The GP surgery couldn’t do it? (I had flu jab at my last GP visit - I’m potentially immunocompromised and at a checkup they said “would you like it while I’m here” to which I obviously replied yes!)

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Alex @Plane Sailing Games @planesailinggames.com · 17h

In case it is of any interest I’ve blogged about my Kickstarter experiences - the first six are associated with my first ever kickstarter

planesailinggames.com/tags/kicksta...

Kickstarter Experiences

Table Top Role Playing Games

planesailinggames.com

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Alex @Plane Sailing Games @planesailinggames.com · 18h

FWIW one of the main reasons that I run kickstarters is so that I can afford to get some nice art on books (and to find out whether enough people are interested in it to make it worth printing)

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Alex @Plane Sailing Games @planesailinggames.com · 18h

Thanks - another vote for Damned!

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Alex @Plane Sailing Games @planesailinggames.com · 18h

Thanks - that is a good way of distinguishing between the two

Alex @Plane Sailing Games @planesailinggames.com · 18h

Another vote for Damned as worse - thanks!

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Alex @Plane Sailing Games @planesailinggames.com · 18h

Grave and irreversible is what I’m after, thanks!

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Alex @Plane Sailing Games @planesailinggames.com · 18h

Yes, that’s the idea I’m aiming for; thanks!

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Alex @Plane Sailing Games @planesailinggames.com · 18h

Towns being abandoned is quite a headline. Although if it is down to insurability, I wonder if it will end up as cheap housing and poor individuals assuming the risk themselves as they can’t be insured? Either way seems horrible.

Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 20h

Yet another wake up call about the scale & cost of #climate risk. That’s why we urgently need a National Climate Resilience Plan with emphasis on local funding, nature based solutions & community resilience - pls sign & share petition petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Towns may have to be abandoned due to floods with millions more homes in Great Britain at risk

Every constituency projected to be at greater risk, with many areas likely to be uninsurable, Guardian investigation finds

www.theguardian.com

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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 20h

Yet another wake up call about the scale & cost of #climate risk. That’s why we urgently need a National Climate Resilience Plan with emphasis on local funding, nature based solutions & community resilience - pls sign & share petition petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Towns may have to be abandoned due to floods with millions more homes in Great Britain at risk

Every constituency projected to be at greater risk, with many areas likely to be uninsurable, Guardian investigation finds

www.theguardian.com

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