Colin Le Sueur
@byodinsbeardrpg.com
He/him. ENNIE-nominated and best-selling tabletop RPG designer of #Runecairn and #WeDealInLead.
Canadian in the UK, originally from Treaty 6 land.
[email protected]
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Canadian in the UK, originally from Treaty 6 land.
[email protected]
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Join my mailing list: https://byodinsbeardrpg.com/newsletter
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Colin Le Sueur
@byodinsbeardrpg.com
· Oct 15
Hi, I'm Colin (he/him). I'm a Canadian #TTRPG designer living in the North of England. I make games like #Runecairn, #WeDealInLead, and #MidnightOfTheCentury.
I'm a film geek and love horror films, occult folklore, and exploring ancient ruins.
📩 [email protected]
🌐 byodinsbeardrpg.com
I'm a film geek and love horror films, occult folklore, and exploring ancient ruins.
📩 [email protected]
🌐 byodinsbeardrpg.com
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Are you a tabletop designer/creator/actor/etc. who has quit TikTok becuase of ownership changes in the US? Are you thinking about leaving? I'd love to chat for a story!
email: [email protected]
Signal: ChaseTC.24
Sharing and reposts appreciated.
email: [email protected]
Signal: ChaseTC.24
Sharing and reposts appreciated.
January 27, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Are you a tabletop designer/creator/actor/etc. who has quit TikTok becuase of ownership changes in the US? Are you thinking about leaving? I'd love to chat for a story!
email: [email protected]
Signal: ChaseTC.24
Sharing and reposts appreciated.
email: [email protected]
Signal: ChaseTC.24
Sharing and reposts appreciated.
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Oh fuckin' great!
One of my hard drives on my pc just died.. just fucking dandy.
Uhh.. buy my games please?
cobblepath-games.itch.io
One of my hard drives on my pc just died.. just fucking dandy.
Uhh.. buy my games please?
cobblepath-games.itch.io
CobblePath Games
cobblepath-games.itch.io
January 26, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Oh fuckin' great!
One of my hard drives on my pc just died.. just fucking dandy.
Uhh.. buy my games please?
cobblepath-games.itch.io
One of my hard drives on my pc just died.. just fucking dandy.
Uhh.. buy my games please?
cobblepath-games.itch.io
Hi folks, I’m lining up work for the second half of the year, so if you’re looking for a writer or layout designer to take your #TTRPG project to the next level, please reach out!
byodinsbeardrpg.com/portfolio
byodinsbeardrpg.com/portfolio
Portfolio
Examples of tabletop roleplaying game work from Colin Le Sueur (By Odin’s Beard RPG).
byodinsbeardrpg.com
January 26, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Hi folks, I’m lining up work for the second half of the year, so if you’re looking for a writer or layout designer to take your #TTRPG project to the next level, please reach out!
byodinsbeardrpg.com/portfolio
byodinsbeardrpg.com/portfolio
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Just in case it needs saying, we are against fascism in general, and this bullshit specifically.
standwithminnesota.com
standwithminnesota.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Just in case it needs saying, we are against fascism in general, and this bullshit specifically.
standwithminnesota.com
standwithminnesota.com
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Just two weeks before we launch! Please sign up to get notified when we launch, and please tell other folks about this campaign.
You're not going to want to miss this collection of Native myths, creatures,spirits and more from a team of Native writers!
#TTRPG #RPG #CoyoteAndCrow #NativeSky #Games
You're not going to want to miss this collection of Native myths, creatures,spirits and more from a team of Native writers!
#TTRPG #RPG #CoyoteAndCrow #NativeSky #Games
Mark your calendars! Legends & Icons is coming to Kickstarter on February 10th! A tome of 100 spirits, creatures, sentient machines, terrifying cults, militant organizations and more for your Coyote & Crow game.
Get notified!
bit.ly/4sCMFPH
#ttrpg #rpg #tabletop #NativeSky #IndigenousFuturisms
Get notified!
bit.ly/4sCMFPH
#ttrpg #rpg #tabletop #NativeSky #IndigenousFuturisms
Coming soon: Coyote & Crow: Legends & Icons
A Tome of Creatures, Spirits, and Characters for your Coyote & Crow Roleplaying Stories!
bit.ly
January 26, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Just two weeks before we launch! Please sign up to get notified when we launch, and please tell other folks about this campaign.
You're not going to want to miss this collection of Native myths, creatures,spirits and more from a team of Native writers!
#TTRPG #RPG #CoyoteAndCrow #NativeSky #Games
You're not going to want to miss this collection of Native myths, creatures,spirits and more from a team of Native writers!
#TTRPG #RPG #CoyoteAndCrow #NativeSky #Games
Hunt serial killers in a rain-soaked city on the edge of apocalypse. Midnight of the Century is a mid-'90s pre-apocalyptic serial killer investigation #TTRPG inspired by Millennium and Silence of the Lambs.
Midnight of the Century by By Odin's Beard RPG
A mid-'90s pre-apocalyptic serial killer investigation tabletop roleplaying game
byodinsbeardrpg.itch.io
January 26, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Hunt serial killers in a rain-soaked city on the edge of apocalypse. Midnight of the Century is a mid-'90s pre-apocalyptic serial killer investigation #TTRPG inspired by Millennium and Silence of the Lambs.
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'I usually try to keep politics out of this account...'
I can't help but wonder where we'd be if more people were less scared of disappointing bad people.
Your regular reminder that if you're pro ICE or anti-immigrants then I don't want your money or your support and my art is not for you.
I can't help but wonder where we'd be if more people were less scared of disappointing bad people.
Your regular reminder that if you're pro ICE or anti-immigrants then I don't want your money or your support and my art is not for you.
January 26, 2026 at 4:37 PM
'I usually try to keep politics out of this account...'
I can't help but wonder where we'd be if more people were less scared of disappointing bad people.
Your regular reminder that if you're pro ICE or anti-immigrants then I don't want your money or your support and my art is not for you.
I can't help but wonder where we'd be if more people were less scared of disappointing bad people.
Your regular reminder that if you're pro ICE or anti-immigrants then I don't want your money or your support and my art is not for you.
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You! You should go buy this very good comic. You should buy this variant because I did the cover work (and I'm obviously great), BUT ALSO: it's a bloody good story.
All my UK friends should go to their local comic shop and buy @scarygorgon.bsky.social's DEATH TO PACHUCO #4 cover! forbiddenplanet.com/476120-death...
January 26, 2026 at 3:23 PM
You! You should go buy this very good comic. You should buy this variant because I did the cover work (and I'm obviously great), BUT ALSO: it's a bloody good story.
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Hello. It's my final week as a full time game designer, and as if to underline why I can't do this anymore, I currently can't afford to cover my bills at the end of the month.
All of my work on itch is on sale. Tell your friends, buy something, thank you very much.
itch.io/s/179351/jan...
All of my work on itch is on sale. Tell your friends, buy something, thank you very much.
itch.io/s/179351/jan...
January
A bundle by Chris Bissette, £150.00 for 60 games
itch.io
January 26, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Hello. It's my final week as a full time game designer, and as if to underline why I can't do this anymore, I currently can't afford to cover my bills at the end of the month.
All of my work on itch is on sale. Tell your friends, buy something, thank you very much.
itch.io/s/179351/jan...
All of my work on itch is on sale. Tell your friends, buy something, thank you very much.
itch.io/s/179351/jan...
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The SCUMSLINGER (random.frontierscum.com/scumslinger) is officially released!
Create FRONTIER SCUM, save as a PDF, die, repeat.
Got thoughts? Feedback? Name suggestions? Bug reports? Feature requests? Put it all in a sack and send it to the FS Discord (discord.gg/hrps57qVrw)!
Create FRONTIER SCUM, save as a PDF, die, repeat.
Got thoughts? Feedback? Name suggestions? Bug reports? Feature requests? Put it all in a sack and send it to the FS Discord (discord.gg/hrps57qVrw)!
January 25, 2026 at 11:14 AM
The SCUMSLINGER (random.frontierscum.com/scumslinger) is officially released!
Create FRONTIER SCUM, save as a PDF, die, repeat.
Got thoughts? Feedback? Name suggestions? Bug reports? Feature requests? Put it all in a sack and send it to the FS Discord (discord.gg/hrps57qVrw)!
Create FRONTIER SCUM, save as a PDF, die, repeat.
Got thoughts? Feedback? Name suggestions? Bug reports? Feature requests? Put it all in a sack and send it to the FS Discord (discord.gg/hrps57qVrw)!
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I snuggled up with my cat and spent a very pleasant hour making a micro-game for the 48-Word Game Jam.
It is entirely humanmade and firmly anti-genAI. 🚫💯
Check it out here!
mumblemegs.itch.io/jen-ai-must-...
It is entirely humanmade and firmly anti-genAI. 🚫💯
Check it out here!
mumblemegs.itch.io/jen-ai-must-...
Jen AI Must Die by MLRamirez
A Micro Game for the 48-Word Game Jam
mumblemegs.itch.io
January 24, 2026 at 6:47 PM
I snuggled up with my cat and spent a very pleasant hour making a micro-game for the 48-Word Game Jam.
It is entirely humanmade and firmly anti-genAI. 🚫💯
Check it out here!
mumblemegs.itch.io/jen-ai-must-...
It is entirely humanmade and firmly anti-genAI. 🚫💯
Check it out here!
mumblemegs.itch.io/jen-ai-must-...
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Hello everyone!
We're excited to announce another series of youth tabletop gaming sessions running through February and March in Todmorden!
This time we will be doing a hybrid approach alternating between a three-part campaign and one-shots geared towards designing your own game!
We're excited to announce another series of youth tabletop gaming sessions running through February and March in Todmorden!
This time we will be doing a hybrid approach alternating between a three-part campaign and one-shots geared towards designing your own game!
January 24, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Hello everyone!
We're excited to announce another series of youth tabletop gaming sessions running through February and March in Todmorden!
This time we will be doing a hybrid approach alternating between a three-part campaign and one-shots geared towards designing your own game!
We're excited to announce another series of youth tabletop gaming sessions running through February and March in Todmorden!
This time we will be doing a hybrid approach alternating between a three-part campaign and one-shots geared towards designing your own game!
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I think I'm gonna die in this house.
January 23, 2026 at 5:08 PM
I think I'm gonna die in this house.
Happy to say Punch-Drunk Love (2002) absolutely still holds up and would pair extremely well with The Chair Company.
boxd.it/cMMXtP
boxd.it/cMMXtP
A ★★★★★ review of Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
Moments of high anxiety, punctuated by a discordant soundtrack and blown-out exposure. A tremendous love story and fore-runner to The Chair Company. Sandler plays against type at the height of his pow...
boxd.it
January 23, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Happy to say Punch-Drunk Love (2002) absolutely still holds up and would pair extremely well with The Chair Company.
boxd.it/cMMXtP
boxd.it/cMMXtP
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Preorder DOODLES BY NOHR now!
Finally, my next artbook is available for preorder at pit trap shop .com! Doodles by Nohr is a 264-page collection of scribbly skeletons, monsters and medieval corpses-to-be hastily drawn when signing my big-ass artbook Art by Nohr. Expected to deliver in early March.
Finally, my next artbook is available for preorder at pit trap shop .com! Doodles by Nohr is a 264-page collection of scribbly skeletons, monsters and medieval corpses-to-be hastily drawn when signing my big-ass artbook Art by Nohr. Expected to deliver in early March.
January 22, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Preorder DOODLES BY NOHR now!
Finally, my next artbook is available for preorder at pit trap shop .com! Doodles by Nohr is a 264-page collection of scribbly skeletons, monsters and medieval corpses-to-be hastily drawn when signing my big-ass artbook Art by Nohr. Expected to deliver in early March.
Finally, my next artbook is available for preorder at pit trap shop .com! Doodles by Nohr is a 264-page collection of scribbly skeletons, monsters and medieval corpses-to-be hastily drawn when signing my big-ass artbook Art by Nohr. Expected to deliver in early March.
What are five things in your upcoming release?
📺 Retro mid-'90s vibes
🔎 Combat-free serial killer investigation
🌋 A rain-soaked end of the world
🎲 A straight-forward random investigation system
😈 A glimpse at a 1000-year old supernatural conspiracy
byodinsbeardrpg.itch.io/midnight-of-...
📺 Retro mid-'90s vibes
🔎 Combat-free serial killer investigation
🌋 A rain-soaked end of the world
🎲 A straight-forward random investigation system
😈 A glimpse at a 1000-year old supernatural conspiracy
byodinsbeardrpg.itch.io/midnight-of-...
January 22, 2026 at 2:15 PM
What are five things in your upcoming release?
📺 Retro mid-'90s vibes
🔎 Combat-free serial killer investigation
🌋 A rain-soaked end of the world
🎲 A straight-forward random investigation system
😈 A glimpse at a 1000-year old supernatural conspiracy
byodinsbeardrpg.itch.io/midnight-of-...
📺 Retro mid-'90s vibes
🔎 Combat-free serial killer investigation
🌋 A rain-soaked end of the world
🎲 A straight-forward random investigation system
😈 A glimpse at a 1000-year old supernatural conspiracy
byodinsbeardrpg.itch.io/midnight-of-...
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We firmly believe in human creativity. Everything we create is 100% human made. We have not and will never use generative AI. Gen AI is a plague and the antithesis of art and creativity. It has no place in tabletop RPGs, games, or any other creative or artistic endeavours.
#ttrpg #art
#ttrpg #art
January 21, 2026 at 9:45 AM
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I try not to say "this is required reading" because that gets old really quick, but I genuinely think this is great advice that will help make you an absolute gem to work with.
You'll get better layout, timelines, and collaboration by following this advice. Give it a read if you can.
You'll get better layout, timelines, and collaboration by following this advice. Give it a read if you can.
New Blog Post! I (Emily) wanted to put down some tips for those of you who are hiring layout designers to layout your games.
Thanks to the Explorer's Design discord also for their thoughts.
Thanks to the Explorer's Design discord also for their thoughts.
How to Deliver your Game Copy to a Layout Designer - Graftbound
Make layout design faster, more efficient, and less prone to mistakes with tips for TTRPG writers on delivering your manuscript to your layout designer.
graftbound.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:06 PM
I try not to say "this is required reading" because that gets old really quick, but I genuinely think this is great advice that will help make you an absolute gem to work with.
You'll get better layout, timelines, and collaboration by following this advice. Give it a read if you can.
You'll get better layout, timelines, and collaboration by following this advice. Give it a read if you can.
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One week until rent is due, so here's one last push on this. Let's get me a job!
I am currently looking for work! Writing, design, editing and proofreading for tabletop games and just about anything else besides.
I've worked with indie giants and first-time self-publishers and I always smash it. Some examples below.
Email in bio, get in touch, let's make stuff x
I've worked with indie giants and first-time self-publishers and I always smash it. Some examples below.
Email in bio, get in touch, let's make stuff x
January 19, 2026 at 3:17 PM
One week until rent is due, so here's one last push on this. Let's get me a job!
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GALLOWS CORNER - A PEASANTS' REVOLT RPG launches on Kickstarter in TWO WEEKS TIME!
Are you excited? We are!
Want to see a zine cover? Of course you do!
Follow us on Kickstarter here and join the fight: shorturl.at/km3rm
Are you excited? We are!
Want to see a zine cover? Of course you do!
Follow us on Kickstarter here and join the fight: shorturl.at/km3rm
January 20, 2026 at 1:54 PM
GALLOWS CORNER - A PEASANTS' REVOLT RPG launches on Kickstarter in TWO WEEKS TIME!
Are you excited? We are!
Want to see a zine cover? Of course you do!
Follow us on Kickstarter here and join the fight: shorturl.at/km3rm
Are you excited? We are!
Want to see a zine cover? Of course you do!
Follow us on Kickstarter here and join the fight: shorturl.at/km3rm
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We're excited to reveal Thought Bubble's 20th festival image, drawn by the amazing Núria Tamarit. Thank you so much Núria!
Check back tomorrow when we'll be announcing our 2026 dates and opening our exhibitor applications!
Check back tomorrow when we'll be announcing our 2026 dates and opening our exhibitor applications!
January 20, 2026 at 12:01 PM
We're excited to reveal Thought Bubble's 20th festival image, drawn by the amazing Núria Tamarit. Thank you so much Núria!
Check back tomorrow when we'll be announcing our 2026 dates and opening our exhibitor applications!
Check back tomorrow when we'll be announcing our 2026 dates and opening our exhibitor applications!
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My friend was having trouble with a painting exercise so I recorded a video on how I'd approach it.
It's 45 minutes long, goes through initial design phase, sketching thumbnails, blocking in colors, detailing and polish! Maybe it will help someone else too.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QP_O...
It's 45 minutes long, goes through initial design phase, sketching thumbnails, blocking in colors, detailing and polish! Maybe it will help someone else too.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QP_O...
How to paint fantastical creatures based on mundane objects!
YouTube video by Chaoclypse
www.youtube.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:08 PM
My friend was having trouble with a painting exercise so I recorded a video on how I'd approach it.
It's 45 minutes long, goes through initial design phase, sketching thumbnails, blocking in colors, detailing and polish! Maybe it will help someone else too.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QP_O...
It's 45 minutes long, goes through initial design phase, sketching thumbnails, blocking in colors, detailing and polish! Maybe it will help someone else too.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QP_O...
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An oldie, but still one of my favorites
January 19, 2026 at 3:38 PM
An oldie, but still one of my favorites
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PMG won the Knickerbocker Award for Best Games Journalism last night at the @nyvgcc.bsky.social!
It feels like we've come such a long way since we first launched this thing nearly eight years ago, but winning a journalism award at an event in NEW YORK CITY still seems totally mad to me.
It feels like we've come such a long way since we first launched this thing nearly eight years ago, but winning a journalism award at an event in NEW YORK CITY still seems totally mad to me.
January 19, 2026 at 9:54 AM
PMG won the Knickerbocker Award for Best Games Journalism last night at the @nyvgcc.bsky.social!
It feels like we've come such a long way since we first launched this thing nearly eight years ago, but winning a journalism award at an event in NEW YORK CITY still seems totally mad to me.
It feels like we've come such a long way since we first launched this thing nearly eight years ago, but winning a journalism award at an event in NEW YORK CITY still seems totally mad to me.
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Spent today dealing with broken InDesign -- turns out it's Windows' fault (of course). In case you're having the same troubles:, uninstall the update:
"Windows 11 update KB5074109 (January 2026), is causing major InDesign issues, leading to file corruption, save failures, and errors." (via Reddit)
"Windows 11 update KB5074109 (January 2026), is causing major InDesign issues, leading to file corruption, save failures, and errors." (via Reddit)
January 19, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Spent today dealing with broken InDesign -- turns out it's Windows' fault (of course). In case you're having the same troubles:, uninstall the update:
"Windows 11 update KB5074109 (January 2026), is causing major InDesign issues, leading to file corruption, save failures, and errors." (via Reddit)
"Windows 11 update KB5074109 (January 2026), is causing major InDesign issues, leading to file corruption, save failures, and errors." (via Reddit)