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James Renga • 35 • United Kingdom • Moonlighting as: Writer | talesfromthetabletop.substack.com TTRPG Designer | http://labyrinthine-press.itch.io

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Check out the crazy good character art for the upcoming adventure, the Beekeeper's Tithe. Daniel has outdone himself yet again.

28.10.2025 18:22 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Festivities. A deadly contagion. An even deadlier knight.

​Yochai Gal's new adventure looks incredible. Go and check it out..

19.10.2025 07:49 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

If you're looking for a dungeon on your doorstep, Duginthroat Divided is a comprehensive and brilliantly illustrated adventure for OSE. It features over 100 keyed locations, all brought to life by a team of really talented creators. You'd be doing a disservice to yourself for not checking it out.

10.10.2025 16:14 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Duginthroat Divided Weird fiction meets fairytale whimsy in this dungeon on your doorstep! For Old School Essentials and other roleplaying games.

I just backed Duginthroat Divided! Check it out if you like things that are cool as fuck.

08.10.2025 06:45 👍 24 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 1
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I painted this GM screen for Old School Essentials, catering to all your old-school gaming needs. It's available for Pre-Order over on the Exalted Funeral website (link in bio). I'm excited to see this screen listed. Acrylic on canvas. 60x18. #ose #oldschoolessentials #osr #ttrpgart #fantasyart

05.10.2025 19:12 👍 40 🔁 8 💬 3 📌 2
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A map to a forgotten valley where the honey is sweet & the children are sent away with vacant eyes. Every path leads closer to the hive's embrace.

Stunning art by @danielharila.bsky.social for my Cairn folk horror adventure, The Beekeeper's Tithe.

#Cairn #TTRPG #OSR #FolkHorror #Cartography

06.10.2025 15:50 👍 13 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 2
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We're just four days away from the launch of DUGINTHROAT DIVIDED, a complete dungeon at your doorstep for OSE and other classic fantasy systems, and creator @danielharila.bsky.social has been cranking out art and maps at a lunatic pace. Just check out these spreads!

03.10.2025 19:43 👍 21 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0

I will be making a kickstarter soon, so stay posted! Watch out for oncoming links to get notified.

30.09.2025 21:12 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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There are old paths through the woods that wise folk shun. You are not wise.

Soon you'll be able to explore them in my upcoming, fully illustrated Folk Horror adventure for Cairn.

Amazing cover illustration by @danielharila.bsky.social

​• #Cairn #TTRPG #OSR #Horror #FolkHorror #fantasyart #art

30.09.2025 10:22 👍 27 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0

This is such a great visceral adventure. It deserved to be in the judges top picks!

30.09.2025 02:04 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The Eldritch Staff by Undelved A system-neutral delve into a mad crystalline prison inside a wicked staff.

Congrats @undelved.bsky.social for winning the Appx. N Game Jam!

Check out their awesome module, "The Eldritch Staff"

undelved.itch.io/the-eldritch-staff

Our entry didn't win, but we'll definitely be back if @jorphdan.bsky.social and co. host another jam in the future!

#dnd #ttrpg

30.09.2025 01:52 👍 23 🔁 9 💬 0 📌 1
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Hoping on in a couple of hours w/ @dankdungeons.bsky.social @jorphdan.bsky.social @idlecartulary.itch.io @diogooldskull.bsky.social & SKULLBOI aka Better Legends to (probably) announce the judges selections for the Appx. N Jam.

#OSR #TTRPG

Youtube.com/@jocularjunction

29.09.2025 18:38 👍 31 🔁 9 💬 0 📌 0

Daniel did an amazing job for my upcoming adventure for Cairn. This is the front and back cover as a wrap for the project. Check out his other fantastic work on his Bluesky

24.09.2025 14:40 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Who else is checking out Melsonia's new shop with Igloo this Saturday?

23.09.2025 12:24 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

I have a background in consumer tech, and know that all printers will have their own bullshit. HP instant ink looks great on paper, but there are a lot of hidden cavates that push the price up. As many have suggested Brother Printers are known for being robust and lack any of these gimmicks

17.09.2025 16:43 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Substack is a confusing hybrid of a newsletter and social media, so I am not surprised you get lost. I use it, and content discovery outside of direct subscriptions is very hit-or-miss. I would also love a new space for these conversations, as discord, while good, is too siloed for broad discovery

15.09.2025 21:54 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I'm incredibly jealous! I'd love to see movies like that in traditional cinema format. Have you seen Kurosawa's lesser known High and Low? It's more of a crime thriller.

My favourite samurai film is Ugetsu Monogatari, but it's more supernatural in places.

10.09.2025 23:04 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Yeah you should definitely get the full wedding experience! This is a celebration. You should look and feel your best on the special day

09.09.2025 19:56 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

My recommendation would be to buy an off the hanger suit that you like and just get it tailored to your fit afterwards. I know it won't be bespoke, but you'll look amazing for the big day.

09.09.2025 19:22 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Chris Bissette's Candle arrived today! Excited to try a reverse dungeon crawl with my group @loottheroom.bsky.social

09.09.2025 13:57 👍 11 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Are you sure you haven't just rolled the local cursed villager?

08.09.2025 22:36 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I often wonder why that impression exists: that a creative career is either a vanity project for the rich or simply a hobby with no middle ground. Like many, I have a day job to support myself, but the time and dedication I put into my "hobby" easily equals the effort of full-time work.

08.09.2025 12:24 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Congratulations on finding a new place! That's great news how quickly you got that sorted. Must be such a relief

07.09.2025 21:25 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Ouch! That sounds incredibly painful. I hope you have a swift and easy recovery

07.09.2025 17:03 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

From a pain threshold standpoint there is no such thing as a "small crack". Sorry to hear you've got hurt so bad. Hope the recovery is swift. Was it a large fall?

07.09.2025 16:02 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Damn that's way too long. I hope you are okay

07.09.2025 14:36 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Speaking of DS1 cheese. These same people would then spend ages trying to shoot the drake's tail to get the drake sword so early on, and then trivialise the entire beginning.

06.09.2025 19:20 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

From an accessibility standpoint, easy modes are essential. Believing that all players have the same reaction times or capabilities is exclusionary; including options to lower the difficulty ensures more people can enjoy the game... The whole "git gud" mentality is pretty reductive.

06.09.2025 19:18 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

​A flippant house rule risks undermining a game's cohesion, preventing the group from experiencing the specific game the designer intended. It is a little sad, like buying a cookbook only to ignore the recipe. Afterwards though, go wild and tweak. There's reasons designers spend so long refining...

06.09.2025 18:14 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

When players transition to PbtA games, do you think the main hurdle is the mechanical shift from making saves to triggering moves? Or does the difficulty go deeper, requiring a philosophical rewiring from relying on a warden's adjudication to embracing a more collaborative, group-driven narrative?

06.09.2025 16:06 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0