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The Stillfleet Studio ☉ more than play 🇵🇸

@stillfleet.bsky.social

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We make weird + elegant + funny TTRPGs (Stillfleet, Blister Critters, Danse Macabre) and fun card games (Robot Hospital). https://stillfleet.com/

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The Stillfleet Studio ☉ more than play 🇵🇸 @stillfleet.bsky.social · 7d

Danse Macabre: Medieval Horror Roleplaying is LIVE on Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/wyt...

Preorder the rulebook and settings books today and get your name in the credits!

Danse Macabre: Medieval Horror Roleplaying

Explore the mysteries of a world beyond death. History, mutant madness, and old-school combat meet at the end of humanity.

www.kickstarter.com

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The Stillfleet Studio ☉ more than play 🇵🇸 @stillfleet.bsky.social · 12h

We have been so lucky to work with amazing editors like Jedd and Erica Bridges PhD, @ericabridgesphd.bsky.social , on Danse Macabre.

They have rolled with us through various game-design and scope punches, as we've dealt with changes in languages and Google Doc limitations. Thank you both so much!

just jedd (they/them) @jeddcole.bsky.social · 6d

Go back this juicy, fleshy, full-of-way-too-many-eyes medieval mutant TTRPG that I'm editing!

The Stillfleet Studio ☉ more than play 🇵🇸 @stillfleet.bsky.social · 7d

Danse Macabre: Medieval Horror Roleplaying is LIVE on Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/wyt...

Preorder the rulebook and settings books today and get your name in the credits!

The Stillfleet Studio ☉ more than play 🇵🇸 @stillfleet.bsky.social · 13h

I’m not sure of your urgency when it comes to current work, but perhaps would you want to hop on a call and look together on-screen? I think we can probably troubleshoot faster that way.

Want to coordinate via DM, Discord, or email?

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The Stillfleet Studio ☉ more than play 🇵🇸 @stillfleet.bsky.social · 13h

We use InDesign. We’re Adobe-pulled, even though they’re a stupid monopoly, because of our day jobs in ads. Some of use use Affinity and GIMP, but for layout, it’s all INDD.

That said, file prep shouldn’t be too different: you want a high-res PDF with bleed to print, with CMYK colors.

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The Stillfleet Studio ☉ more than play 🇵🇸 @stillfleet.bsky.social · 13h

I did this a couple of times and had no real issues, other than not living their paper stock for the cover. Happy to help!

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The Stillfleet Studio ☉ more than play 🇵🇸 @stillfleet.bsky.social · 14h

Hell yeah.

ʙᴜη ₊˚⊹⋆ @bun.is.a.cutie.fyi · 1d

!!!

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The Stillfleet Studio ☉ more than play 🇵🇸 @stillfleet.bsky.social · 16h

Yeah! We are so excited to hear the Danse-inspired tracks by all of these acts.

APOXUPON's tracks for the ads and the Kickstarter video, and Will's sound design for the video, have been awesome.

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The Stillfleet Studio ☉ more than play 🇵🇸 @stillfleet.bsky.social · 17h

CC @timespace.place @hollowearths.bsky.social @twicerolledtales.bsky.social

The Stillfleet Studio ☉ more than play 🇵🇸 @stillfleet.bsky.social · 17h

Join us for Danse Macabre actual play with the crew of Twice Rolled Tales— a new tabletop RPG series focused on modular, character-driven adventures. Stream the action live at Twitch.TV/Stillfleet, Sun 10/19 at 7 PM EDT #rpg #ttrpg #actualplay #livestream #twitchtv #youtubelive

Danse Macabre × Twice Rolled Tales Actual Play: Patterns of the World Tree
Live stream this Sunday 10/19
Twitch.tv/stillfleet and YouTube.com/@stillfleet

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The Stillfleet Studio ☉ more than play 🇵🇸 @stillfleet.bsky.social · 1d

I admit, I (Wythe) was new to dungeonsynth before making this game. Now I get it. When it comes to running dark historical crawls (with a whiff of goofy), dungeonsynth *rocks*. And these tracks are specifically meant for DM.

Plus, the musicians make the vast majority of any money from this album.

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The Stillfleet Studio ☉ more than play 🇵🇸 @stillfleet.bsky.social · 1d

We are so grateful to everyone who has backed Danse Macabre: Medieval Horror Roleplaying!

We are thrilled to have covered production costs for three books (one a hardback), a zine, a pin, and some digital goodies.

Now let's unlock that soundtrack, y'all. #dungeonsynth

Boo! It's Ryan! @construct.goblinmo.de · 2d

Woo! Danse Macabre is now fully backed! Congrats to @timespace.place and the @stillfleet.bsky.social team!

Now let's get em to these stretch goals - 20k gets us the OST with artists like Steaming Woodlands

(I am not affiliated, just a big fan please contribute so I personally can buy the OST)

The Stillfleet Studio ☉ more than play 🇵🇸 @stillfleet.bsky.social · 7d

Danse Macabre: Medieval Horror Roleplaying is LIVE on Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/wyt...

Preorder the rulebook and settings books today and get your name in the credits!

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The Stillfleet Studio ☉ more than play 🇵🇸 @stillfleet.bsky.social · 1d

The link, if you want to pick up the absolute best/weirdest/deepest historical fantasy game (which requires zero history to play) is: stillfleet.com/danse

Big thanks to @willsavino.bsky.social and team for not only making amazing maps but starting a thoughtful blog and chatting with indie creators.

Danse Macabre: Medieval Horror Roleplaying

Explore the mysteries of a world beyond death. History, mutant madness, and old-school combat meet at the end of humanity.

stillfleet.com

The Stillfleet Studio ☉ more than play 🇵🇸 @stillfleet.bsky.social · 1d

It's always fun and illuminating to chat with @willsavino.bsky.social of @boroughbound.bsky.social about games. This is probably the best, deepest dive we've done on the specific historical + political + just epic gameplay of Danse Macabre. Please read it, and please help us bring the game to life!

Will Savino @willsavino.bsky.social · 1d

I chatted with @stillfleet.bsky.social and @timespace.place about their intriguing historical fantasy game Danse Macabre. Wythe and Chris are two of the smartest people in the TTRPG world, and this interview is filled with fascinating takes.

Danse Macabre - Interview with Chris Pickett and Wythe Marschall of Stillfleet Studio

We go deep on historical fantasy, mutations, and the Grit System with the team behind Danse Macabre.

blog.boroughbound.com

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The Stillfleet Studio ☉ more than play 🇵🇸 @stillfleet.bsky.social · 2d

FYI, we're live on www.twitch.tv/stillfleet with three amazing guest streamers plus the creator of Danse Macabre, doing crimes beneath France in the year of our zombie apocalypse, 1390!

Stillfleet - Twitch

The Stillfleet Studio makes high-quality TTRPGs and other tabletop games from a broadly Leftist perspective. We publish Stillfleet, Blister Critters, Danse Macabre: Medieval Horror Roleplaying, The So...

www.twitch.tv

The Stillfleet Studio ☉ more than play 🇵🇸 @stillfleet.bsky.social · 2d

For this game, the Pilgrims will be in medieval Paris, working for the Université: they must travel down into the limestone quarries beneath the Left Bank to find the mysterious Anchorite, the expert mushroom-grower who holds the key's to the peasants' food supply in the apocalypse…

The Stillfleet Studio ☉ more than play 🇵🇸 @stillfleet.bsky.social · 2d

Major thanks to @yuriandthebeast.bsky.social for jumping in with one day's notice!

Yuri (she/they) is a Mexican/Native TTRPG performer, game master for hire, and VO who likes to write things and play video games. Marketer by trade, Archfey by nature. yuriandthebeast.carrd.co

YuriandtheBeast

Find Yuri in socials, check out her work in the TTRPG community, and find out where she'll be Live next!

yuriandthebeast.carrd.co

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The Stillfleet Studio ☉ more than play 🇵🇸 @stillfleet.bsky.social · 2d

Tonight at 7! Actual play of Danse Macabre: Medieval Horror Roleplaying with three amazing streamers – @rachelkordell.bsky.social @madamavacouture.bsky.social @yuriandthebeast.bsky.social – and game creator @timespace.place

Watch it all on www.twitch.tv/stillfleet or www.youtube.com/@stillfleet

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The Stillfleet Studio ☉ more than play 🇵🇸 @stillfleet.bsky.social · 5d

Gotta rewatch this one!

(Also, such a good rap group…)

The Stillfleet Studio ☉ more than play 🇵🇸 @stillfleet.bsky.social · 5d

100%! Let me know if you’ll be at PAXU

The Stillfleet Studio ☉ more than play 🇵🇸 @stillfleet.bsky.social · 5d

Join us this Sunday at 7 for an amazing Danse Macabre Actual Play session featuring very talented guest streamers!
@rachelkordell.bsky.social @madamavacouture.bsky.social www.instagram.com/latinosagain... @timespace.place
www.twitch.tv/stillfleet or www.youtube.com/@stillfleet

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The Stillfleet Studio ☉ more than play 🇵🇸 @stillfleet.bsky.social · 5d

Jelly, wish we were there! Have fun, Marco!

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The Stillfleet Studio ☉ more than play 🇵🇸 @stillfleet.bsky.social · 6d

Aww, next time! Please document the results. Excellent concept.

The Stillfleet Studio ☉ more than play 🇵🇸 @stillfleet.bsky.social · 6d

Dang, would have loved to have heard what you said at the picket line!

We support unions, and also, there is no boycott rn. Dark-fantasy heads, please check out Danse Macabre—

Taylor Moore @taylordotbiz.bsky.social · 6d

After addressing the @kickstarterunited.org picket line on Monday (a goddamn honor), I then backed the hell out of this. Join me won't you?

Danse Macabre: Medieval Horror Roleplaying

Explore the mysteries of a world beyond death. History, mutant madness, and old-school combat meet at the end of humanity.

www.kickstarter.com

The Stillfleet Studio ☉ more than play 🇵🇸 @stillfleet.bsky.social · 6d

This sounds super fun. Late night, old house, walkies, flashlights.

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The Stillfleet Studio ☉ more than play 🇵🇸 @stillfleet.bsky.social · 6d

Oh boy, do we looove the Escheresque—AKA extradimensional space, the Inside-Out, foldspace, honeyspace, Weirdspace, Whatsthat, the Big Bigger-on-the-Inside, the cosmic guts, the Back Alley, goopland, the Really Not Good, the Getmeouts Reaches, the place your other sock disappears into—

Dungeons + Drama Nerds @dndramanerds.bsky.social · 6d

our campaign of @stillfleet.bsky.social picks back up as our intrepid team of voidminers descends into the Escheresque...

linktr.ee/dndramanerds

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The Stillfleet Studio ☉ more than play 🇵🇸 @stillfleet.bsky.social · 7d

Let's talk about that! We would be honored to work with Peregrine Coast.

ALSO, we still have to pick a day for your Why We Roll interview!

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