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David Markiwsky
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Ennie Award-winning writer/artist/art director/producer 🏳️‍🌈🇨🇦 (he/him)

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Now Live!

🏔 A tarot powered mountaineering RPG
🚠 Set on some of the world's deadliest peaks
⛰️ Inspired by your favourite outdoors documentaries
🐐These emojis feel a little pointless but I feel the need to inform everyone there ARE early bird discounts.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/lau...
Full Send: A Tarot-Powered Mountaineering RPG
A tarot-powered, trick-taking tabletop RPG where you'll ascend some of the world's legendary peaks, and risk everything in the process.
www.kickstarter.com
August 27, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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jesseheinig.bsky.social
For many years I've been chipping away at a personal Dark Sun project: A campaign setting designed to bring a West Marches game style to Athas. It's finally finished and available for free! 378 pages of sword-and-sandal psychic survival and settlement building adventure.

athas.org/resources/cd...
May 25, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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Befallen is the Deal of the Day today on @drivethrurpg.com !!!!

Befallen is a bit like if you smashed together Lovecraftian cosmic horror, with the Magnus Archives and set it in the world of Dark Souls—and it's 70% off!

www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
Befallen cover art. A knight sits on a boulder, cleaning his sword. Blue crystals grow from between the joints in his armor, covering his shoulder and protruding from the visor of his helmet. In the background, crystal formations sprout from the ground as a village burns, sending up a plume of purple smoke that blots out the sun.
April 27, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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drivethrurpg.com
Deals of the Day! Save up to 70% today only!

Befallen RPG tinyurl.com/3c9c878k
Forward Defense '85 tinyurl.com/36zyzzd3
Frostgrave: Second Chances tinyurl.com/2s6nyst5
Army of Darkness Omnibus tinyurl.com/ymrkb46f

#ttrpgs #dealoftheday
Befallen at DriveThruRPG.com Forward Defense '85 at WarGameVault.com Frostgrave: Second Chances Army of Darkness Omnibus
April 27, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Befallen is the Deal of the Day today on @drivethrurpg.com !!!!

Befallen is a bit like if you smashed together Lovecraftian cosmic horror, with the Magnus Archives and set it in the world of Dark Souls—and it's 70% off!

www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
Befallen cover art. A knight sits on a boulder, cleaning his sword. Blue crystals grow from between the joints in his armor, covering his shoulder and protruding from the visor of his helmet. In the background, crystal formations sprout from the ground as a village burns, sending up a plume of purple smoke that blots out the sun.
April 27, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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arnoutbrokking.bsky.social
King's Day in the Netherlands, but as a fervent anti-monarchist, I don't care about that. Instead, why not look forward to the night of the 30th? Walpurgis Night. Witches' Night. Fire Night. Magic Night.

I've written a #callofcthulhu scenario for it. Interested to review? Drop me a line. #ttrpg
A vista of the Harz mountains, by David Markiwski. Two lonely monks walk among the forest, with the Brocken mountain looming in the background.
April 26, 2025 at 2:24 PM
davidmarkiwsky.bsky.social
Very, super, extremely tired of getting a million scam emails every time I post anything new on artstation...
"I'm an art collector..."
"I saw your wonderful art..."
"I have a wedding invitation..."

Please.
December 26, 2024 at 11:45 PM
davidmarkiwsky.bsky.social
Me:
Is this TUROK??
This looks like Turok.
Could it be TUROK?!
THIS IS TUROK!!!
December 13, 2024 at 2:20 AM
davidmarkiwsky.bsky.social
About once every 6 months I remember that I'm still obsessed with this album
Screenshot of Spotify playing Placebo's album, "Meds".
December 8, 2024 at 1:50 AM
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Every game maker is competing for air space and attention in this, the days of fat sales. But yes, both of my big GMless games are quite discounted right now, so if you wanted to try them, now's a good time:

Drivethru:
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/3...
Befallen cover art. A knight sits on a boulder, cleaning his sword. Blue crystals grow from between the joints in his armor, covering his shoulder and protruding from the visor of his helmet. In the background, crystal formations sprout from the ground as a village burns, sending up a plume of purple smoke that blots out the sun.
December 1, 2024 at 3:53 PM
davidmarkiwsky.bsky.social
Every game maker is competing for air space and attention in this, the days of fat sales. But yes, both of my big GMless games are quite discounted right now, so if you wanted to try them, now's a good time:

Drivethru:
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/3...
Befallen cover art. A knight sits on a boulder, cleaning his sword. Blue crystals grow from between the joints in his armor, covering his shoulder and protruding from the visor of his helmet. In the background, crystal formations sprout from the ground as a village burns, sending up a plume of purple smoke that blots out the sun.
December 1, 2024 at 3:53 PM
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spacemacchiato.bsky.social
Forgot to post the actual art too
November 22, 2024 at 9:39 PM
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Reviews and comments for Befallen are trickling in and a lot of them are talking about the unique character classes in the book, so I thought I'd put together a thread talking about them 🧵🧵🧵

My class design philosophy is that each class should play the game in a fundamentally different way.
Befallen cover art. A knight sits on a boulder, cleaning his sword. Blue crystals grow from between the joints in his armor, covering his shoulder and protruding from the visor of his helmet. In the background, crystal formations sprout from the ground as a village burns, sending up a plume of purple smoke that blots out the sun.
November 18, 2024 at 3:37 PM
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shawntomkin.bsky.social
Flashback to November 2016, building the Ironsworn cover image from stock photo elements. One of the many ethical alternatives to gen-AI for creators on a budget. Low-cost, using skills that are easily learned. And it still holds up several years later.
November 18, 2024 at 3:17 PM
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katakemi.bsky.social
Those buried should stay dead.
woman in a coffin stares with red glowing eyes. surrounded with black and white background with red flowers.
November 18, 2024 at 4:55 PM
davidmarkiwsky.bsky.social
Reviews and comments for Befallen are trickling in and a lot of them are talking about the unique character classes in the book, so I thought I'd put together a thread talking about them 🧵🧵🧵

My class design philosophy is that each class should play the game in a fundamentally different way.
Befallen cover art. A knight sits on a boulder, cleaning his sword. Blue crystals grow from between the joints in his armor, covering his shoulder and protruding from the visor of his helmet. In the background, crystal formations sprout from the ground as a village burns, sending up a plume of purple smoke that blots out the sun.
November 18, 2024 at 3:37 PM
davidmarkiwsky.bsky.social
Always happy to hand out copies for reviews and actual plays and charity giveaways and [insert other thing I didn't think of off the top of my head].

I also provide a batch of community copies of my games each month.
zigmenthotep.bsky.social Dr. Z's Tomb of Terror @zigmenthotep.bsky.social · Nov 17
Reskeet if you're a TTRPG designer and/or publisher and are happy to provide digital copies for actual plays and reviews.
rrookstudio.bsky.social Richard @ R. Rook 🔜 Metatopia/Quasar/Pax U @rrookstudio.bsky.social · Nov 17
100% what Hayley said!

If you're streaming Sherwood or Roseville Beach (or any forthcoming R. Rook Studio books), I've got free PDFs, ePubs and either have or will make digital character keepers and customized consent worksheets for you.

Seriously, reach out!
November 18, 2024 at 2:13 AM
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loottheroom.bsky.social
Number keeps going up so it's once again a good time to say HI and remind you that I have lots of games and music and writing and Generally Good Stuff for sale

I'd really like to buy some new glasses so now is an excellent time to treat yourself to one of everything

loottheroom.itch.io
November 15, 2024 at 11:56 PM
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My copy of @shawntomkin.bsky.social's "Sundered Isles" arrived today. Tibbers is more interested in obsessively popping every bubble on the bubble wrap it was wrapped in.
November 15, 2024 at 11:40 PM
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A number of artists and creators have made their home on Bluesky, and we hear their concerns with other platforms training on their data. We do not use any of your content to train generative AI, and have no intention of doing so.
November 15, 2024 at 5:22 PM
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This is the first personal piece I've done in over a year (other than a few sketches here and there). Feels weird, but nice.
A fey lord with long silver hair and antlers of twisted black wood is seated on a throne of twisted silver wood. Moonlight streams through an opening in the roof of the cave, silhouetting roots hanging from the ceiling above. Swords and spears are stuck into the ground around him, wreathed in leafless saplings.
November 12, 2024 at 1:01 AM
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keithedwards.bsky.social
Bluesky keeps freezing because so many people are trying to use it and I think that’s beautiful
November 14, 2024 at 6:23 PM
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artbysamwhite.bsky.social
The Wraith of the Mistwoods

One of my favorite personal paintings
November 13, 2024 at 5:11 AM
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🕯️STRETCH GOAL #2 UNLOCKED!🕯️

Upgraded books for all! We're making amazing progress now. The next upgrade is to the tarot deck 🙏🙏🙏

www.kickstarter.com/projects/pal...
#paletides
November 12, 2024 at 7:05 PM