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Murkdice
@murkdice.bsky.social
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ENNIE nominated UK RPG duo. Writing, designing, illustrating, and editing. Makers of MurkMail (https://murkdice.substack.com/), a wicked RPG newsletter.
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Murkdice @murkdice.bsky.social · Dec 27
We're Murkdice. We write, design, layout, illustrate, and edit RPGs.

MurkMail, our wicked newsletter: murkdice.substack.com

Games: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...

Physical: www.lulu.com/search?contr...

We're for hire. We've worked with Oddity Press, Goblin Archives, and Gary's Appendix.
Murkdice in large letters. A large triangle below it.
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Jedediah Berry @jedediahberry.bsky.social · 1d
So excited to share the Kickstarter for Wildendrem Volume Two: The Saintly Hollows, my ongoing tabletop RPG collaboration with @andrewmcalpine.bsky.social. We have so much fun writing these, and people seem to like playing them too. #osr #ttrpg www.kickstarter.com/projects/626...
Wildendrem Volume Two: The Saintly Hollows
Two new books of mythic adventure in a land of wonder and peril, for use on their own or alongside the award-winning Valley of Flowers.
www.kickstarter.com
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Yochai Gal @yochaigal.bsky.social · 21d
Coming next summer!
Join @bradkerr.net, Skullboy and I at Between Two Cons, an indie RPG/OSR convention in Portland, Oregon.

Fill out this survey to influence how it takes shape:
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Between Two Cons
The Between Two Cairns podcast is hosting a convention (Between Two Cons) next year in Portland, Oregon, and we'd love your help! Please answer the following questions so we can plan accordingly.
forms.gle
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Murkdice @murkdice.bsky.social · 7h
Uh oh. Are my players now going to get to pick from this list? Madness will ensue.
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Bastionland Press @bastionland.bsky.social · 7h
www.bastionland.com/2025/10/stra...
Strange Knights
You’ve probably met knights from other realms, but these are different. While they resemble familiar knights in many ways, they have a diffe...
www.bastionland.com
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Sean McCoy @sean.tuesdayknightgames.com · 1d
Alright gang, #MothershipMonth25 is now live. These 26 other creators have done a phenomenal job bringing the setting of Prospero's Dream to life. Give them a look.

Oh also, no big deal but OVER/UNDER has over 1,200 players right now.

www.backerkit.com/c/collection...
MOTHERSHIP MONTH on BackerKit
Mothership Month returns October 14, 2025 with even more creators, nightmares, and community events. Whether you're an old teamster or a fresh recruit, you're invited to the largest Mothership even...
www.backerkit.com
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David Blandy makes games sometimes @davidblandyrpgs.bsky.social · 1d
Brilliant blog from @johnerrwin.bsky.social about combining Mythic Bastionland and Eco Mofos for Punks in a knightly realm! halfminotaurfarmer.blogspot.com/2025/10/a-pu...
A Punk Lost in Time - Mythic Bastionland x Eco Mofos, Part 1
Playing Punks in Mythic Bastionland
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Murkdice @murkdice.bsky.social · 1d
This evening's doodles, ttrpg module illustration ideas #osr #ttrpg
Two tall black towers with a bridge between them. Two figures face each other on the bridge. A figure rests on a beach, with a rowing boat and a turtle next to them. A castle from the front, with a tall wall and two broad towers within.
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Per Janke @perjanke.bsky.social · 2d
I made this for a friends Birthday One Shot of Delta Green
A moody illustration of a man with a bloody mouth and glowing eyes looking angry. Above him a yellow full moon glows. You can make out a car in the shadows under him. A traffic line smeared with blood cuts the illustration in half and on it is the title written in red letters: Delta Green: Cannibal Blues
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Murkdice @murkdice.bsky.social · 3d
This week I’m sharing an #osr geared mass combat system structured around a single step dice mechanic. Simple, scalable, and set up for the savagery of war.
TO WAR!
Step dice mass combat system
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Clayton @explorersdesign.bsky.social · 4d
The last article in my Awards Debrief is up. What even is the point of an award show? Should anyone care?

www.explorersdesign.com/ennies-4/
Where do rpg awards go next?
An insider's look into the 2025 Ennie Awards. Part four. What's the point of an award show? And what do we want to see in the future?
www.explorersdesign.com
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Perplexing Ruins @perplexingruins.bsky.social · 4d
finished up this bad boy yesterday! commission piece for @thegeoffskinner.bsky.social in their upcoming project about titans
mountain city, in fog, large winged creature in background
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Dyson Logos @dysonlogos.bsky.social · 5d
Illustration for the "Gate" spell.

Dyson Logos
October 9th, 2025
Digital
Pure B&W Bitmap
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Johan Nohr @nohr.se · 5d
lizard
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Murkdice @murkdice.bsky.social · 6d
Really enjoying charcoal for quick ideas at the moment
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Clayton @explorersdesign.bsky.social · 7d
Part 3 is here. The deep dive into the Ennies. If you're someone who doesn't know much about the Ennie Awards, you should read parts 1 and 2. But if you like a bit of inside baseball and are interested in award shows in general—this is the article for you.

www.explorersdesign.com/ennies-3/
How are the Ennies designed?
An insider's look into the 2025 Ennie Awards. Part three. How does the structure of the Ennies determine its outcomes? And what does it mean for others?
www.explorersdesign.com
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Murkdice @murkdice.bsky.social · 6d
A quick splash of ink to get the #osr adventure writing juices flowing
A hazy mountain range depicted in black and grey with streaky ink
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Exeunt Press 💀 @exeunt.press · 7d
10 tips for making daily creations

I asked for your best creativity tips and hacks and you delivered. Here are the top ones received so you can make the most of the #MÖRKTOBER season: omnes.exeunt.press/p/daily-crea...
10 tips for making daily creations
I asked for your best creativity tips and hacks and you delivered. Here are the top ones received so you can make the most of the MÖRKTOBER season. Make it dark. Make it weird.
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Murkdice @murkdice.bsky.social · 7d
Diogo’s work is fantastic, and the opportunity to transition to full time in the industry is amazing. Let’s show him some support! If you haven’t checked out this cool stuff, take a look!
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Diogo Nogueira - Old Skull Publishing @diogooldskull.bsky.social · 7d
🚨 L(ea/i)ving the Dream SALE!🚨

Hey everyone! I am leaving to live!

Moving all the way around the world to finally live creating games and art!

All my work is 50% OFF on itch and you can help me get there!

Thanks for everything everyone! Love y’all!

itch.io/s/161529/lea...

#TTRPG #IndieGame
L(ea/i)ving the Dream! by Diogo Nogueira - Old Skull Publishing
A bundle by Diogo Nogueira - Old Skull Publishing, $65.00 for 23 games
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Murkdice @murkdice.bsky.social · 7d
If the layover isn’t too bad, it’s probably worth going from Manchester (imho). Avoid Heathrow if you can, if you can go from Luton or Standstead it might be worth the train if it’s cheap!
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Murkdice @murkdice.bsky.social · 7d
Just wrapped up my short run of Vast in the Dark with a hodgepodge #nsr system inspire by the book’s content. It was good fun, and I’d highly recommend the zine!

It highlighted to me that I struggle with procedurally generated spaces, and that planned locations are definitely more my thing.
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Sean McCoy @sean.tuesdayknightgames.com · 8d
wip
Work in progress cover of an upcoming boxed set for Mothership RPG entitled Prospero's Dream. There's a cyberpunk crime lord named Yandee on the cover, along with various other NPCs from the award winning adventure, A Pound of Flesh.
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Clayton @explorersdesign.bsky.social · 8d
I love award shows. It's no secret. It's why I've spent months writing, refining, and trying to distill my Ennies judging experience.

It's a 4-part series (I know, I know). One article a day. Today's lays out my goals and puts the focus on awards in general.

www.explorersdesign.com/ennies-1/
The Awards Debrief 2025
An in-depth look at the Ennie Awards, its process, design, and role from the perspective of one former judge.
www.explorersdesign.com
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Murkdice @murkdice.bsky.social · 9d
This is the way. Wait. I did two doodles last night. Do I get the day off?
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Johan Nohr @nohr.se · 9d
It's 09:45 and I've already drawn two illustrations. Time to wrap up for the day, then?
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Murkdice @murkdice.bsky.social · 9d
Quick splash
Silhouette of a man’s face emerging from streaks of ink.
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Johan Nohr @nohr.se · 9d
#MÖRKTOBER day 5: STAIN

THE STAINED FIELD
"Just to the east of the Múr, where the land grows flat and swollen with damp, there sits a stretch of dry, flaking soil, a scab on the face of the earth."

Writing by @loottheroom.bsky.social
Art by me
MÖRKTOBER day 5: Stain The Stained Field Just to the east of the Múr, where the land grows flat and swollen with damp, there sits a stretch of dry, flaking soil, a scab on the face of the earth. This is the Stained Field, and it is the domain of Isak Skarvlund. His workers stamp the fields in metal boots lined with sharp studs seven inches long. They stab them into the scabbed earth, then siphon the liquid that seeps from the wounds into clay cats strapped to their backs. Occasionally their masks slip and the vapours overwhelm them. Those who fall are subsumed by the earth. Under cover of darkness, the fresh wounds scab over again, ready for another day’s harvest. Scar Wine Fermented for three years in clay jars, it is a powerful intoxicant when diluted and a deadly poison when ingested neat. A bottle of the worst vintage costs 300 silver. The rarest, best years cost much more. The illustration shows a swamplike field with two characters on what appears to be long stilts. They wear backpacks and strange masks covering their entire heads. In their hands are sticks ending in bells and pearls.
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