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sammcgurran.bsky.social
Freelance ttrpg designer, writer and editor found at https://linktr.ee/sammcgurran |1/3 of dontshoutmimic.bsky.social | he/him
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Rewilding Britain condemns the illegal abandonment of wild boar in the Cairngorms National Park on 10 February. 📸: Andy Rouse / 2020Vision / scotlandbigpicture.com

Rewilding and flood risk management www.rewildingbritain.org.uk/why-rewild/b... #rewilding

Rewilding is urgently needed to minimise the impact of fires on our landscapes - this from @rewildingbritain.org.uk explains why. Simply put: healthy, diverse natural ecosystems, which in Ireland usually means wet, do not burn well or for long. www.rewildingbritain.org.uk/why-rewild/b...

Not to put too fine a point on it, but does @johnswinney.bsky.social see no irony in saying there will categorically be no reintroduction of lynx under his government? Saying there’s no democratic route to change? How will that dissuade “guerilla” rewilding?

Silver dragon I had the pleasure to illustrate for Dungeons & Dragons: Monster Manual (2024)

Hi! I'm Eren, professional fantasy illustrator, character artist & comic colourist. I'm looking for work in TTRPGs, games, book covers (see post below for comics). I've done character design for Critical Role & other AP shows. 💼 erenangiolini.com 📩 [email protected] #portfolioday #ttrpg

Rich has given me the keys to the Hatched Games account 😈 Cannot wait to reveal what we're cooking up, this project is about to become my entire personality I'm afraid.

There’s some really great designers working on this, and great weapons. So share it’d back it and let’s help it be a success! #dnd #ttrpg #ttrpgcommunity #ttrpgrising #ttrpgs #dungeonsanddragons #5e #dnd5e

When I'm far from Gryrax, wandering around Castle Zagyg, fighting Xag-Ya and Xeg-Yi with the powers of my Ring of Gaxx and my Talisman of Zagy, I wonder to myself "Who made all this stuff? He shouldn't be so shy about putting his mark on it in some way." -S. John Ross

I am curious for those in the TTRPG space but not the testing space. What would you like to know about testing? What secrets could I reveal? What burning questions do you have? Do you want to know the intricacies of how to test an article that doesn't have any mechanics? What do you want to know?

Crows Over Capital: Campaign Diary | Session 16 - Grandmother Knows Best | Draw Steel youtu.be/I6OPYPzd_BQ Sam talks us through our last session for 2024! #ttrpg #dnd #ttrpgrising #ttrpgcommunity #dnd5e #dungeonsanddragons #dontshoutmimic #drawsteel #mcdm #mcdmrpg #drawsteelrpg

The Lady of the Lake / Arthurian myths #watercolor

I definitely thought this year would be the year I launched a ttrpg crowdfunder, seems unlikely at the moment but I look back at the progress I’ve made in the last few years and I figure “What’s fur ye’ll no go by ye”, if you put in the effort. #ttrpg #ttrpgcommunity

D&D 5e 2024 defines a monster as “a creature controlled by the DM, even if the creature is benevolent.” The definition for NPC also classifies them as a type of monster. That means every PC you turned into an NPC for a later campaign grew up to be a monster

The level of peace on bsky compared to twitter is unreal. The latter is like walking through a barrage of sewage and here it’s like “Hey friend, look at some pretty art”

When I’m struggling to prep the next adventure, I think about what I can add to pique my interest. Our next session of Draw Steel is Grand Ball for the Arts, in Capital, what would you add? - Sam #ttrpg #dnd #ttrpgrising #ttrpgcommunity #dnd5e #dungeonsanddragons #drawsteel #mcdm #drawsteelrpg

Honestly even though it wasn't what I thought it was going to be, 2024 was a really good year for me professionally. I gained a lot of experience and wrote some things I'm really proud of. I got to contribute to one of the coolest ttrpgs of 2024 and one of the most anticipated ttrpgs of 2025.

For some reason fireworks are already going off? We are a few hours off yet! That said, maybe it’s time for some goals. First - I’m literally four subscribers from 100 on YouTube, which is where you’ll find my VODs! 👀 Can I make it? youtube.com/@loremistres...

Wishing those already in 2025, and also those bolding spinning toward it, a happy, healthy, peaceful, and prosperous new year.

2024 was a very hard year. I don't want to dwell on it too much. I know it was hard for a lot of people, and ultimately a lot of it was necessary to hopefully move on to better things. But still... It was a tough one. Here's to hopefully a better 2025 for all of us.

I've consistently been rolling with hope during this New Year's Eve #Daggerheart game, so I guess that's the energy I'm trying to carry forward into 2025. 🔥

“We live in capitalism, its power seems inescapable — but then, so did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often begin in art. Very often in our art, the art of words.” -Ursula K. Le Guin, 2014

Word of the Day is one I keep posting at the end of the year, hoping its time will come. ‘Respair’, from the 16th century, is fresh hope, and a recovery from despair. Here’s to a few drops of respair in 2025.

I have no idea how 2025 is going to turn out, but I’m just going to keep pushing to allow @kessabrae.bsky.social and I to bring our TTRPG ideas to life and teach our girls that it’s possible to pursue a career in the arts.

An Adventurer’s Guide to LOVE, LIFE & VILLAINY! A nifty little New Year’s announcement: @treatyourgeek.bsky.social’s romantasy short story collection is now available for pre-order! It’s six original short stories, one of which is written by me :) treatyourgeek.co.uk/an-adventure...

Things I'd like to achieve in #ttrpg in 2025 - Release a Dragon's Library Anthology - Write and release two more adventures - Continue having fun writing, recording, and releasing videos on Youtube. No expectations beynod that, just have some fun, do what I think is cool.

As it’s a new year, a reminder for all indie TTRPG creators that I run a directory you can quickly create a profile on. This lets you advertise your particular skill set so you can collaborate with others! (Oh and we were nominated for a CRIT Award) dcbradshaw.com/ttrpg-direct...

A very Happy New Year to you all! Wishing you all the very best adventures in 2025 ❤️

In 2025, I’m looking forward to: - Taking my mum to see Phantom of the Opera in the West End 🎭 - Moving(🙏). - Draw Steel releasing ⚔️ - Visiting Rome(?) 🇮🇹 - Setting new TTRPG writing goals 🖊️ - Leading my friends on an epic new campaign 🎲

Cool things that happened in 2024! - Saw Ralph Fiennes and Ian McKellen in Macbeth and Player Kings 🎭 - Visited Milan, Venice and Verona 🍝 - Danced by the Seine 🇫🇷 - Turned 30 with a sunrise paddleboard in Barcelona ☀️ - Saw Hadestown in the West End 🌹 celebrating our 4th anniversary. #newyear

As we head into what is an uncertain and scary 2025 for many, I want to remind folks that joy is not a finite thing. You don't take it from others when you have it, and there is no guilt in joy. Experiencing it keeps you in the fight for others and helps others feel happiness.

Happy New Year folks! May it be filled with great writing and epic games. (Joy and happiness too I guess) #nye #newyears #ttrpg #writing

Character commissions of 2024: -43 characters (2 with double outfits) -2 mystery ones I can't reveal -6 familiars Thank you so much to the wonderful people who entrusted me with their gorgeous characters this year! It's always a huge pleasure honour to bring your OCs to life!✨💙

Caught Hadestown in the West End last weekend for the second time in six weeks. The musical itself has rapidly become my favourite but this cast are something real special. It was a magical experience both times, even with minor variations. If you can, get yourself down before the 9th of February. 🌹

146. Just four to go!

There's a spectrum when you're designing for someone else's system. One end is "strict adherence it their design principles/decisions" and the other end is "ignore the design principles/decisions you disagree with and come up with your own solutions". Let's talk about that. And kobolds, of course.

Chronopath time raider for @hellomcdm.bsky.social 's Draw Steel RPG! Tomorrow I'll share another piece I made for them.

✨ Hello Bluesky! ✨ Pinned post time - I'm Fael, a fantasy artist from Spain looking for private or commercial opportunities in ttrpgs and publishing 💙 ✉️faeldraws.myportfolio.com 🌐[email protected]

My regular boost of the TTRPG Creator Directory. It's super quick to make a profile where you can advertise your skills, rates, links etc. You can also add diversity tags (currently Disabled, LGBT+, BIPOC and Neurodivergent) if you wish. (And yes, ability to add Bluesky links will be there soon!)

My first pc for @hellomcdm.bsky.social’s Draw Steel! Ðaira, and her fae companion Scaed. She’s a green mage that scours the wilderness of any malignant supernatural beasties. I started work on this months ago in truth, but I’m so happy to have her finished!

Resharing my piano cover of @highrollersdnd.bsky.social Theme of Altheya the Dragon Empire Had a fun time playing and recording it!