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David F Chapman

@autocratik.bsky.social
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TTRPG Game designer (Vortex, Doctor Who, WILD, Conspiracy X 2.0, Buffy, Star Trek Adventures, The Laundry), writer, X-Phile, and WILD Dreamer www.autocratik.com he/him

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Wyrd Science Magazine @wyrdscience.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I think our main aim over the next few years (apart from releasing magazines every 4 months and not losing money for once) is to aggressively try and push tabletop games into these more interesting, art spaces that video games so often comfortably exist in today. It will probably be a struggle as...
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Rendered From Memory Exhibition: Curated by Heavy Duty Games
RENDERED FROM MEMORY is a contemporary group art exhibition exploring the lasting emotional connection between artists and video games.
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David F Chapman @autocratik.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Some more cool crafting going on here - youtu.be/4FNhnyeJvIc?...
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Ep 001c - “Betty the Pig / Veteran Gunship”
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David F Chapman @autocratik.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Bowel-shaking earthquakes of doubt and remorse, Assail him, impale him, with monster-truck force.
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Montford Tales @montfordtales.com · 30/09/2026
How about a whole new setting to use with Asher's Ridge, complete with a "limited series" string of episode longlines to play through? Stay tuned.
A book mockup featuring a lighthouse set against a green-gold sky. The title is "No one lives in Port Robert (Anymore). 

To the left of the mockup text reads "Next time(crossed out) year on Asher's Ridge..." 

To the right of the mockup text reads "In December 1951 the population of Port Robert and the island of Calraithe disappeared overnight. No-one knows what happened to this day.

In 2026 you got the greenlight for a limited series television show: 
No one lives in Port Robert (Anymore). 

You decide to film on location. There’s one problem: It’s October 1951, and you’ve no way home."
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Failbetter Games | Wishlist Mandrake on Steam! @failbettergames.com · 30/09/2026
We're hiring! We're looking for a Writer and Narrative Designer to join the Fallen London team at a senior or mid level. This position is permanent, remote, and full time, which for us means 35 hours a week. #GamesJobs
Night. The House of Chimes - a tower which you might immediately think of as Big Ben - is adrift in the River Thames. It still seems to be keeping time. In the background, a large, alien building looms over the city of London.
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No Context Gillian Anderson @contextgillian.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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David F Chapman @autocratik.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
New blog post on the Patreon (did I mention it's free?) as well as on my site, looking at what I've been up to and what I'm working on (slowly). www.patreon.com/Autocratik/p...
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Lane Boy | Autocratik for the Masses
There was a meme going around recently. Well, not so much a meme, but a collection of stills with subtitles from an interview with the legen
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Stoo Goff @stoogoff.com · 29/09/2026
There are a couple of quotes in this which have blown me away! "The whole system has been put together and very obviously playtested thoroughly, if only all rule books were so well written!" "As a historical based TTRPG this is one of the best out there and deserves to be played at more tables."
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Tin Feather Press @tinfeatherpress.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We had an absolute blast at Vindiecon 2026, and were very happy to talk to the kind folks who looked at our humble table and asked us about our first zines.
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Never Mind the Dice Rolls Magazine @nmtdrzine.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We are officially 5 years old! Where has the time gone? We are still a small TTRPG magazine packed with reviews, articles, advice, and other TTRPG bits and pieces. Do give us a try and see what you think. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
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Never Mind the Dice Rolls issue 061 | NMtDRzine | NMtDRzine | DriveThruRPG
Welcome to issue 61 of Never Mind the Dice Rolls zine, your friendly monthly TTRPG magazine. Each issue contains reviews, scenarios, advice, and other things TTRPG! This issue contains: Review: Aegean...
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Kalum 🔜 GrogLaw 2027 @rolistespod.itch.io · 06/08/2023
I'm assembling a feed featuring TTRPG enthusiasts based in the UK or from the UK. Please suggest accounts. ❤️ bsky.app/profile/did:plc:k5ufhsh5vi… #TTRPG #UK
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Ghoula RPGs @gilarpgs.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
$7k hit! We are 70% funded now. If you want to blow up the sun and pilot a really cool mech, you need to back and share NOVA 2! www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
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David F Chapman @autocratik.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
How would you describe your social media reach.
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Milhouse Van Houten Playing Frisbee Alone
Alt: Milhouse Van Houten Playing Frisbee Alone
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Christian A. Dumais @cadumais.com · 25/09/2026
Someone made a free, first-person walkthrough of the house on Ash Tree Lane from HOUSE OF LEAVES. It's as haunting as you'd hope it would be... pazificateur69.github.io/ash-tree-lane/
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Ash Tree Lane
An unofficial retelling of Mark Z. Danielewski's House of Leaves, in new words, for the web.
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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
UK Games Expo has banned generative AI art, text, and merchandise across all NEC exhibition halls, bringing the convention in line with broader British tabletop standards. Standholders face removal or bans if their products aren't made by humans. #UKGE
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UK Games Expo bans generative AI art and text across all trade halls
UK Games Expo has introduced a mandatory policy prohibiting generative AI art and text across all NEC trade halls, requiring exhibitors to sell only human-made games.
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Old Oak Games | Emmet (he/him) @oldoakgames.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
And WE'RE LIVE! Ink Ribbon, our survival horror #TTRPG, is now live on Backerkit! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/o...
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Colin Le Sueur | By Odin’s Beard RPG @byodinsbeardrpg.com · 22/09/2026
Ink Ribbon from @oldoakgames.bsky.social is now live on Backerkit! The survival horror TTRPG you’ve been waiting for, inspired by Resident Evil, Silent Hill, and Alan Wake. I’m writing a scenario for this so check it out! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/o...
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Ink Ribbon - A Survival Horror Tabletop RPG
Enter the survival horror with Ink Ribbon, a tabletop RPG inspired by videogames like Resident Evil, Silent Hill, and Alan Wake. Make every bullet count as you fight through hordes of zombies and dead...
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David F Chapman @autocratik.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
My 9 Anime thing, in case you're interested. my9animes.com/en
Grid of posters for my nine animes - Neon Genesis Evangelion, Ghost in the Shell, Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex, Akira, Trigun, Gunsmith Cats, Battle Angel Alita, Evangelion Death and Rebirth, and Evangelion the End of Evangelion.
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Renegade Rolls @renegaderolls.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The D&D / TTRPG industry is VERY anti-AI... at least on camera. But at my local con, Tabletop Scotland, I found that behind the scenes, it's getting used WAY more than I expected. Watch the full video, including my views on YouTube now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv5D... #DnD #TTRPG
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Playtest Material Magazine @playtestmaterial.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
A serious one today. "This is a call to our readers and future readers: please, consider before scrolling away, if you think our magazine is worth £18+postage. It is not just an investment in a bundle of paper, but in meaningful critique in the ttrpg space." playtestmaterial.org/playtest-mat...
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Playtest Material launches its first ever subscription drive
Playtest Material needs 75 subscribers to break even — one of those could be you.
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Wyrd Science Magazine @wyrdscience.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
since some people apparently have "lives" & "families" & "friends" and so didn't spend the weekend smearing germs around a little screen & missed it, we've extended our DriveThruRPG flash sale for another 24 hours with all issues, including our latest, 1/2 price www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...
a clever person, or at least their disembodied hand holding an iPad that is displaying the bold, bright and rather amazing cover to Wyrd Science issue 8 by Tom J Newell
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David F Chapman @autocratik.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Oooooh, another great book by Aly Fell coming! www.kickstarter.com/projects/aly...
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Coming soon: Candelstone: A Faery Tale
An original graphic novel of magical realism set against the insular world of an isolated 1920's Devon boarding school.
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Modiphius @modiphius.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
📖 Your next TTRPG for as little as £5! Journey into the deserts of Arrakis in Dune, travel through uncharted space in Star Trek Adventures, or fight for humanity's survival in Infinity. Pick up core rulebooks and more in our warehouse sale. UK: buff.ly/KjPPdGO US: buff.ly/7WB9tEZ #Sale #TTRPG
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Greg Stolze @gregstolze.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Hey, if three of you could back this up to 100, would love that. Or, if 103 of you could get me to 200 backers, I would be THRILLED. www.kickstarter.com/projects/gre... If you wanna know anything about this, just ask!
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THOMAS JEFFERSON'S SPEEDWAY HELL: Dangerous Playtest Edition
It's a tabletop RPG where sinners race through Hell to win brief moments of peace. It's handled with tremendous silliness.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 18/09/2026
Olivia Rodrigo Releases Fantasy Tabletop Game ‘The High Winter Elves Of Girlville’ theonion.com/olivia-rodrigo-release…
Olivia Rodrigo Releases Fantasy Tabletop Game ‘The High Winter Elves Of Girlville’
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David F Chapman @autocratik.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I'm still trying to justify getting some Star Trek books I'm missing, even though I have zero income and probably won't play it (but I do love me some Trek).
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David F Chapman @autocratik.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Just submitted my “Doctor Who” tender bid.
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Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) Stands Out
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David F Chapman @autocratik.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Share the last 4 TTRPGs you played and expose your gaming habits (Or don't. I'm not a cop). The One Ring (2e) D&D (5e) Public Access Wolfshead (of the ones I can talk about)
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David F Chapman @autocratik.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I need to print this out, frame it, and look at it every morning when I ponder what I’m creating…
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Jon at Handiwork Games @handiworkgames.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Hey it's my birthday so the corebooks PDFs for FiveEvil, a|state, Maskwitches and BEOWULF are all $4.99 for the day. Enjoy! Corebooks? Scorebooks more like amirite www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...
An image that shows the covers to BEOWULF, a|state, Maskwitches and FiveEvil
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Lost In Cult @lostincult.co.uk · 15/09/2026
Over 40 years of cutting edge cinema. Introducing our (Post)[Culture] premiere, Archive: Shinya Tsukamoto 🎞️ 400 pages. Limited extras. Signed by Tsukamoto himself. Only 500 signed copies available! 🔗🔻
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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Why are game unions appearing at tabletop conventions? At Tabletop Scotland, the IWGB Game Workers explained why freelance RPG designers need legal backstops and collective bargaining just as much as digital studio staff.
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UK games union brings industry dispute and tabletop worker advocacy to Tabletop Scotland
The IWGB Game Workers union made its Tabletop Scotland debut at stand I-09, organising tabletop freelancers and rallying support against industry redundancies.
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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Maybe today is the day you start working on that thing. Just a page or two, you know? Get the juices flowing.
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Grant Howitt @gshowitt.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
We're putting together a team for HEARTSONG 2, a new collection of community content for Heart: the City Beneath. If you've got something up your sleeve for everyone's favourite Red Wet Heaven, join our Discord and get involved: discord.gg/34F9gSy8C Here's some excerpts from the first one:
Cover for Heartsong 1 - an Angel, but a Heart Angel, so it looks like something Elden Ring has nightmares aboutScreenshot of a spread from Heartsong 1 - Weapons of Renown. I love a Weapon of Renown, me. Part of me wonders why I bother writing ones withoutLandmark breakdown for GALLIA, a place tied into the Xanthous Class from earlier in the book. They have a really cool Zenith ability where they're so unfathomably angry when they're alive their body becomes a series of weapons when they die. You can shoot their fingerbones like bullets! It's good stuff.
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Philo of Alexan @philoof.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
They’re helping
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SoloRPGList @solorpglist.com · 13/09/2026
New to the #SoloRPG List: WILD: Dream Dive Training Simulation by @autocratik.bsky.social The ALIS dreamshare technology allows dreamers to delve into the unconscious minds of others, to create worlds and experience a reality limited only by your imagination. LINKY: solorpglist.com/search.php?i...
Cover for the solo, duet or more TTRPG: WILD - Wake Initiated Lucid Dreaming. Young sleeping woman with a bandage around her forehead, floating serenely in an empty white space
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Hannah Christine @itmehannah.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The company I've been working for is doing something new & exciting! SO...if you like comics & horror as well- CHECK OUT "Rabbit Stew"!! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/c...
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Rabbit Stew (Part 1) - a southern gothic horror comic.
A southern gothic horror comic written by Tim Roberts and featuring the art of Ezequiel Rubio Lancho.
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David F Chapman @autocratik.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I recorded a video for the first time in many months for my Youtube, and then I started doing edits and hated everything… and deleted it all. I mean, in the vast sea of Youtube nonsense, who needs my terrible input? (Mark yourself safe from seeing amateur youtuber rubbish from me)
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IWGB Game Workers Union @gameworkers.co.uk · 10/09/2026
Today marks the beginning of our trial against Rockstar to hold them accountable for firing workers who were trying to unionise. In order for us to see this through to the end, we need your support. Please donate to and share our fundraiser for the Rockstar 31: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/qr/wWq5Omj...
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Defend union rights: Support the Rockstar 31
Justice for 31 Rockstar employees who formed a union and were fired en masse
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The Streampunks @streampunksrpg.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Streampunks will be headed back into the studio, for an all new actual play adventure. In Partnership with @modiphius.bsky.social #StarTrek60 youtu.be/PgQ-HJb8dm0
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Reslience
YouTube video by Streampunks Rpg Group
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Scott M | Haunted Edition 🎃 @voxparlour.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I'm a full time TTRPG writer and marketer. I'd love to work with you. Drop me a DM, email, or pop me a message on Discord and let's chat 💬- reposts hugely appreciated
Details about Scott Malthouse, TTRPG designer, PR and marketing pro.
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David F Chapman @autocratik.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I still have mine! Look at it, it’s fabulous!
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Richard 'Bat' Brewster @batjutsu.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I have made a list of some of the participants and their posts for #RPGaDay #RPGaDay2026. Quite a sizeable collection, so there should be something of interesting for a role-player 🙂 batjutsu.wordpress.com/2026/09/05/i...
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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
At stand I-09 at Tabletop Scotland, IWGB delegates are selling member-designed board games while rallying support against industry redundancies. Here is why the tabletop sector is organising.
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UK games union brings industry dispute and tabletop worker advocacy to Tabletop Scotland
The IWGB Game Workers union made its Tabletop Scotland debut at stand I-09, organising tabletop freelancers and rallying support against industry redundancies.
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Rowan Rook and Decard @rowanrookanddecard.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
If you're at Tabletop Scotland today, @elainelithgow.bsky.social is on the IWGB stand talking about unionising! Head over there and start organising 💪
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Lynne M. Meyer | coffee-fueled and available for hire @lynnemeyer.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Just $94 away from funding! Who will be the one to get the @adepticarus.com Arium Kickstarter over the line? Let's go!
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Hatchlings Games ~ Shop opening soon! @hatchlingdm.itch.io · 04/09/2026
Hatchlings Games has secured a small shop in the heart of Bristol. If you’re a UK-based zine creator/publisher, please sound off below. We may soon have a space to sell your indie RPGs. No AI permitted and please no graphic content.
Sparks shopping centre front.
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David F Chapman @autocratik.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
It's @tabletopscot.bsky.social this weekend, and I'll be there on Saturday afternoon to help out with the @gameworkers.co.uk stand, spreading the word of the Tabletop Game Workers' Union. Hoping to get a brief look around as well, so hopefully see some of you there!
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David F Chapman @autocratik.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Yay!! Dunromin University Press stuff!!
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