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Tabletop Design - The Senet House / Re: Kickstarter for A Bestiary of Enchanted England ends Nov. 24, 2022

« on: November 13, 2022, 11:53:53 AM »

Thanks @Tusky and @Jubal! If it's lore you're looking for, author Timothy Ferguson runs a podcast and blog where he's been posting about his research for this book. He's really gone above and beyond!

Quite late in the project I had the idea to frame each creature with a sensationalized headline like you might find in a sixteenth-century chapbook or pamphlet. So the tagline for the Knocker comes from a narrator who is ... less than perfectly reliable.  Don't worry, the text of each creature is presented in a sincere and straightfoward manner. It's true that knockers can play pranks on miners who fail to give offerings, so that's "wrath" the tagline is referring to.

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Tabletop Design - The Senet House / Kickstarter for A Bestiary of Enchanted England ends Nov. 24, 2022

« on: November 12, 2022, 05:15:31 PM »

We were invited on Mastodon (dice.camp) to promote our Kickstarter here: A Bestiary of Enchanted England.

This is not your typical RPG bestiary. Folklore experts Timothy Ferguson, Christian Jensen Romer, and Mark Lawford have gone off the beaten path to discover lesser-known creatures of legend (alongside some favorites such as elves and trolls).

Each creature is accompanied by authentic lore and plot hooks to make it the centerpiece of a wondrous story. Designed for Magonomia the RPG of Renaissance wizardry, compatible with Fate, and the lore and plot hooks can be borrowed for any fantasy RPG.

Only $10 for the digital edition. 225% funded! Campaign ends Nov. 24

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shewstonepublishing/a-bestiary-of-enchanted-england

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The Welcome Hall - Start Here! / Hello from Shewstone Publishing!

« on: November 12, 2022, 05:07:12 PM »

We're Shewstone Publishing, , a small press publisher of tabletop roleplaying games based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. We discovered Exilian on the Mastodon server dice.camp and were kindly invited to join! Setting aside the royal "we" for a moment -- really this account is the founder of Shewstone, Andrew Gronosky.

We’re obsessed with history and folklore, game design, and the gamemaster experience. We’re committed to an inclusive RPG community and to fair pay for RPG professionals. Our flagship product is Magonomia, the RPG of Renaissance Wizardry.

I (Andrew) am a lifelong tabletop gamer with over 10 years’ experience as an RPG freelance author. Our games are first fun to read, then fun to play. We proclaim the Platinum Rule of RPGs: Everyone at the table is responsible for helping to create a good gaming experience for everyone, including themself. You'll see that in our forum signature here on Exilian.

I'm excited to join this creative community, expand my professional network, and engage in the design and philosophy discussions!