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@thegeekchef

An accursed wÿrdsmith. Definitely not 3 gorblins in a chef coat. Under a Pale Sun, Gloomwych: Widdershins Hollow & That Blood Sucking Bastard Must Die crowdfunding soon. Blog: https://ashandink.bearblog.dev/

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What Lies Within the Pools Which Lie Upon the Shoreline? | Between Two Cairns Get more from Between Two Cairns on Patreon

Today on Between Two Cairns, @bradkerr.net, @betterlegends.bsky.social and I review What Lies Within the Pools Which Lie Upon the Shoreline? by @manarampmatt.bsky.social and discuss how do modern OSR games handle handle a vacuum after PC death.

www.patreon.com/posts/what-l...

05.03.2026 13:06 👍 28 🔁 11 💬 0 📌 0
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Friend Folio Why the new blog, Richard? Ash & Ink was originally created to be more of thought and creative writing experiments, inspired by the 90's DC Vertigo and pu...

I’ve started a new blog to focus solely on my journey within the OSR. It’s showcasing my new creative process that’s actually based on OG zine culture.
Find out more here:

friendfolio.bearblog.dev

04.03.2026 15:18 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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a man with curly hair is hanging on a cross with the words `` always look on the bright side of life '' . Alt: a man with curly hair is hanging on a cross with the words `` always look on the bright side of life '' .

What I thought was a stomach bug is actually the side effects of the new meds for my low blood pressure. Time to adjust the dosage and hope for the best.
Good news is I've lost a few pounds to it haha.

27.02.2026 12:28 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Working out of the regular office today

19.02.2026 18:13 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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👀 👀

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Pretty good overview.

03.02.2026 19:47 👍 36 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0

Ramat Malle is a city hammered into the Chroma Steppes. Its seat of power is the Grand Nail Basilica, a colossal iron spike driven through the city’s heart and deep into the bedrock below. The Concordance of the Mallet rule with their holyy enforcers, the Hammer-Priests.

From my Flail hex crawl.

28.01.2026 23:36 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Five jobs I’ve had:
1: Dishwasher
2: Busboy
3: Video store clerk
4: Restaurant owner
5: Beveeage manager at a casino

28.01.2026 22:58 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Hex 1: Starting with a City Hex 1 is a city because I wanted a city. That’s it. Big, strange cities in fantasy games give players density, friction, and immediate deci...

A blog glimpsing at the behind the scenes of my FLAIL hex crawl/setting.

ashandink.bearblog.dev/hex-1-starti...

28.01.2026 16:23 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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January A bundle by Chris Bissette, £150.00 for 60 games

Hello. It's my final week as a full time game designer, and as if to underline why I can't do this anymore, I currently can't afford to cover my bills at the end of the month.

All of my work on itch is on sale. Tell your friends, buy something, thank you very much.

itch.io/s/179351/jan...

26.01.2026 10:44 👍 226 🔁 226 💬 6 📌 26
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About to run Flail by Games Omnivorous with their hexcrawl toolbox, so I had to make my own box set.

26.01.2026 13:02 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Lesser Devils, Boring Demons: And the Pitiful Things That Serve Them The recent attention paid to demons, occasioned by a certain month of infernal enthusiasm, has produced a surplus of ideas that would be irresponsible to lea...

Inspired by the impending Demon/OSE Month, I have started my own version of a field guide. I begin here with this blog:

ashandink.bearblog.dev/lesser-devil...

29.12.2025 16:18 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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If this is true, it is the most impeachable offense ever.

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I, too, recommend Blindsight.

16.12.2025 20:14 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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HELLSPAWN - An Infernal TTRPG breaking into the Dying Worlds OBEY. BURN. REPEAT. Welcome to Hell. A standalone MÖRK BORG game of escaped Malefactors, and the hunt to drag them back.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/bey...

09.12.2025 16:35 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The countdown begins. 48 hours left to back HELLSPAWN.
A multiversal grindhouse of infernal bureaucracy, Malefactor Hunts, and rules honed to carve through seven cursed worlds.
Thank you for carrying this far. Now help us drag it across the last threshold.

09.12.2025 16:33 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 2
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I was offered to buy an ad in Sweden’s major rpg magazine’s Christmas issue and because I make informed financial decisions I got myself a full-pager.

“Gifts for all naughty kids”, it says. And then big: “Yellow Christmas.”

Now please buy stuff at pittrapshop.com to help me fix this.

09.12.2025 16:16 👍 154 🔁 32 💬 4 📌 0
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HELLSPAWN - An Infernal TTRPG breaking into the Dying Worlds OBEY. BURN. REPEAT. Welcome to Hell. A standalone MÖRK BORG game of escaped Malefactors, and the hunt to drag them back.

My fellow miserable meatsacks of sin, there are only a few days left in the Infernal Campaign for HELLSPAWN.
We are mere pounds from unlocking the soundtrack.
Won't you join us, we have such wonderful things for you to experience:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bey...

07.12.2025 14:34 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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HELLSPAWN - An Infernal TTRPG breaking into the Dying Worlds OBEY. BURN. REPEAT. Welcome to Hell. A standalone MÖRK BORG game of escaped Malefactors, and the hunt to drag them back.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/bey...

25.11.2025 23:15 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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HELLSPAWN has been marked as a Kickstarter Project We Love!
The Hunt grows stronger.
Thank you for pushing this beast into the spotlight.
And stay sharp. We have another BIG announcement coming soon!

25.11.2025 23:14 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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I’m really loving how this one is shaping up.

22.11.2025 16:25 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Season Two, Episode Two - Yes, Mommy

In this episode, our inmates have found themselves smack dab in the middle of some bullshit... Cannibalistic Accountants? Sure... A room full of rusted metal and broken glass? Why not... An ex-husband? That may be going too far... Find out how far in this episode!

Links below!

21.11.2025 12:44 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 1
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Update 5: The Wheel Churns Forward. Two Major Reveals Await. · HELLSPAWN - An Infernal TTRPG breaking into the Dying Worlds Backers, Hunters, and the Damned.Today is enormous.The Ledger shakes. The chains rattle. The fire climbs the walls of the Dying Worlds. Because of you, two central pillars of this project have arrived...

Big update on our Kickstarter today!!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/bey...

20.11.2025 23:17 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Now that I have some time to revisit this, I want to create kin, that resemble fantasy folk, but through that Zelda lens. I’ll have my thoughts and ideas in a blog post over the weekend.

14.11.2025 13:32 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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HELLSPAWN - An Infernal TTRPG breaking into the Dying Worlds OBEY. BURN. REPEAT. Welcome to Hell. A standalone MÖRK BORG game of escaped Malefactors, and the hunt to drag them back.

Broke another stretch goal!
Online character generator unlocked!
Next goal: the soundtrack!!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/bey...

13.11.2025 13:42 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Promotional graphic for the HELLSPAWN RPG Kickstarter. The top banner reads “FUNDED IN UNDER 12 MINUTES” in jagged white text on a green background. The center features a red-and-black distressed backdrop with the word “HELLSPAWN” repeated in large gothic lettering. On the left is the red HELLSPAWN book cover showing a stitched, skeletal face with glowing yellow eyes. Bold white and black lettering across the middle reads: “OBEY. BURN. REPEAT.” and “THE INFERNAL RPG breaking into the Dying Worlds.” Along the bottom are logos showing compatibility with multiple BORG-adjacent games (MÖRK BORG, CY_BORG, Pirate Borg, Vast Grimm, CORP BORG, Frontier Scum, Ronin) with the text “Bringing Hell to…” and “And more soon…” The overall aesthetic is gritty, high-contrast, and infernal, with heavy red and black textures and splattered effects.

Promotional graphic for the HELLSPAWN RPG Kickstarter. The top banner reads “FUNDED IN UNDER 12 MINUTES” in jagged white text on a green background. The center features a red-and-black distressed backdrop with the word “HELLSPAWN” repeated in large gothic lettering. On the left is the red HELLSPAWN book cover showing a stitched, skeletal face with glowing yellow eyes. Bold white and black lettering across the middle reads: “OBEY. BURN. REPEAT.” and “THE INFERNAL RPG breaking into the Dying Worlds.” Along the bottom are logos showing compatibility with multiple BORG-adjacent games (MÖRK BORG, CY_BORG, Pirate Borg, Vast Grimm, CORP BORG, Frontier Scum, Ronin) with the text “Bringing Hell to…” and “And more soon…” The overall aesthetic is gritty, high-contrast, and infernal, with heavy red and black textures and splattered effects.

We’re live, my fellow sin-bags!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/bey...

11.11.2025 17:08 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Coming soon: HELLSPAWN - An Infernal TTRPG breaking into the Dying Worlds OBEY. BURN. REPEAT. Welcome to Hell. A standalone MÖRK BORG game of escaped Malefactors, and the hunt to drag them back.

The HELLSPAWN Kickstarter launches tomorrow at 9am CST.

I am so excited!!
I will also not sleep!

Go to the pre-launch page here:

www.kickstarter.com/projects/bey...

11.11.2025 01:26 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Promotional image for HELLSPAWN: HELLSLAYER, a solo rules zine compatible with MÖRK BORG. A black-armored figure stands atop skulls, holding a severed head and blade. The design is red and black with flames below and gothic lettering above.

Promotional image for HELLSPAWN: HELLSLAYER, a solo rules zine compatible with MÖRK BORG. A black-armored figure stands atop skulls, holding a severed head and blade. The design is red and black with flames below and gothic lettering above.

The HELLSLAYER Solo Rules Zine (for HELLSPAWN) will be available at launch on November 11th! Become the aforementioned HELLSLAYER, chosen from across the multiverse and sent to Dying Worlds to hunt and erase Malefactors!

GO TO HELL HERE: www.kickstarter.com/projects/bey...

06.11.2025 16:23 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

On my first bike ride back from recovering over the flu, I had a doozy of a new adventure. Already outlined and rough point crawl mapped out. It’ll be called This Thorny Heart Beats for Thee. It’s…different

04.11.2025 18:24 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Here's the reveal of our HELLTOBER/MORKTOBER offerings, HELLOVER, available in our upcoming Kickstarter campaign!

04.11.2025 15:05 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0