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Brian Ashford @brianbloodaxe.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

And here's my own copies! You can also now buy one of these yourself at Ancient Robot Games if you are in the area.

About a dozen copies of the Embers of Humanity RPG

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Tim Newman @mrtimnewman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Well done to the @memoriesofsunshine.bsky.social team for the frankly astonishing turnaround on the Embers of Humanity Kickstarter. (Months, mind blowing) The book is lovely, and I'll be aiming to blow on the dying fire and see if we can kindle something with my group soon.

The cover of a role playing game: Embers of Humanity.

It's depicts a ruined city with a large orange rift in the sky and a ramshackle settlement in the street.

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Memories of Sunshine @memoriesofsunshine.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Don't mean to brag, but we just fulfilled our first ever Kickstarter and we're feeling pretty smug about it.

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Tom Granger @tomgranger.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

eenk project updates ! 1) Row Row Row 🚣 by @johnthehedge.bsky.social added to the Stories showcase t0mg.github.io/eenk/stories/ 2) eenky IDE: a shiny new auto-player 🤖 runs your ink story thousands of times with random choices in the background as you write, helps find soft locks and other issues!

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Stories — eenk

Interactive Fiction Firmware for Xteink e-ink devices

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smwhr @smwhr.net · 14/08/2026

This year's theme for #inkjam is “Let that sink in!" Inkjam is a jam where you try to build a game using @inkle.co's ink narrative programming language. Join the jam on itch itch.io/jam/inkjam-2... Join the other creators on Discord discord.gg/inkle

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inkjam 2026

A game jam from 2026-08-14 to 2026-09-01 hosted by Ju / smwhr & Memories of Sunshine. Welcome to the 9th edition of inkJam! This is an annual community-organized jam all about ink , a versatile script...

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John Hedge @johnthehedge.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

I think I’ve reached the point in #CavesofQud where I’m pretty sure it’s not a game about killing monsters and finding treasures, but I’m not yet deep enough to know what kind of game it actually is.

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John Hedge @johnthehedge.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Hey, are you bored of the sound of my voice? Don't listen to this then. Season 2 of my 'surprisingly anti-cop' police procedural is now available on the @miskatonicplayhouse.com

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Keeper Mav @callmemav.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

I am a Crit Awards finalist for Best Game Master: Chaosium for a Pride stream I ran last year on @miskatonicplayhouse.com! I'd be mighty pleased if you voted for me. It's under the name I was using at the time, Rina Haenze. tinyurl.com/yk93tak4

A nominee card. The Top reads Crit Awards Finalists. Best Game Master | Chaosium.

1. Rina Haenze in "Pride Matinee: Friends of Dorothy" by Miskatonic Playhouse.

2. Lux in "Blood Blooming" by Streaming Rainbow.

3. Dakota Smith in "The Edge of Darkness" by Descent into Madness TTRPG

4. Shannon in "A Midsummer Night's Darkness: A Call of Cthulhu Ballarat Heritage Festival Liveplay" by Tales from Rat City

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Memories of Sunshine @memoriesofsunshine.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

We enter the final hour. Does anyone fancy ruining @embroideredyeti.bsky.social’s day and stealing the honour of the last pledge from her?

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John Hedge @johnthehedge.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

As my first Kickstarter wobbles to it's (rather successful) conclusion, I'm taking a beat to celebrate success, consider the wins and think what I'd do different next time.

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Brian Ashford @brianbloodaxe.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

I woke up to another handful of backers! This kickstarter thing is fun and foranyone who thinks they are stressful to run, I recommend getting @johnthehedge.bsky.social to do all the work for you. 8 hours to go!

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John Hedge @johnthehedge.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Oh dear. I’m probably something obnoxious like ’trend setter’ or ’innovator’. I don’t like this new system at all.

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Brian Ashford @brianbloodaxe.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

We just had a great wee book club chat over on n the Memories of Sunshine Discord. We were discussing the Fighting Fantasy Introductory RPG from 1983, and I put forward my evidence that it was decades ahead of its time. I think convincingly?

The "Fighting Fantasy The Introductory Role-playing Game" book. The cover shows a weretiger bursting out of a dice. The spine is orange.

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Memories of Sunshine @memoriesofsunshine.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

We are entering the last 24 hours of our Kickstarter and there are two things you need to know: 1) We will never again sell the Limited edition. If you don’t buy it now, you’ll have to buy it at an auction in 10 years for an exhorbitant price 2) We are SO CLOSE to our next stretch goal. New art.

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Memories of Sunshine @memoriesofsunshine.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

The starting gun has fired. Embers of Humanity Print Edition. Launched during an apocalyptic-feeling heat wave. You couldn't ask for more perfect conditions. Back the print edition while it's hot! www.kickstarter.com/projects/mem... #rpg #ttrpg #kickstarter @kickstarter.com

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Embers of Humanity RPG - Print Edition

A hope-filled, post-apocalyptic ttrpg about regular people surviving after the end of the world.

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Brian Ashford @brianbloodaxe.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

About two days left to back this, but don't think that's the last you'll hear about Embers of Humanity! Our community is still grown and we are thinking about restarting our supporter's initiative to fund more Embers supplements!

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Jon at Handiwork Games @handiworkgames.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Upping our thumbnail game for the final 10 hours. There's still time for 4800 people to get on board. www.backerkit.com/c/projects/h...

The image shows a gentle self parody in the style of a popular YouTubers thumbnail, with a maskwitch in the centre stroking their chin, apparently pondering whether the phrase overlaid in lime green "Game changer?" is accurate. Behind them is a slightly out of focus Maskwitches book, a yelling witch, a laurel wreath around the worlds "most popular puppets" and a red circled cut away of another pondering maskwitch, hand to mouth in a pose of serious consideration. Text beneath reads "designed by some guy".

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John Hedge @johnthehedge.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

This mornings dumb idea: What if you wrote a solo rpg. But instead of being GM-less, it was player-less.

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Tristan Gray @eidyngray.scot · 16/07/2026

Fan of indie dystopian TTRPGs? Fan of supporting artists? The second stretch goal for @memoriesofsunshine.bsky.social is giving money straight to their artists! www.kickstarter.com/projects/mem...

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Embers of Humanity RPG - Print Edition

A hope-filled, post-apocalyptic ttrpg about regular people surviving after the end of the world.

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John Hedge @johnthehedge.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

1 like = 1 reason to check out Embers of Humanity’s Kickstarter. Go on, make me work for it.

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Oisín Murphy-Lawless @bikesnbukes.eurosky.social · 15/07/2026

Turns out there’s a way to make the commentary on England Argentina tolerable: drown it out with @johnthehedge.bsky.social, @tanewman.bsky.social and @lynneahardy.bsky.social’s excellent actual play, Waters of Leith. It’s set in Edinburgh and using the magic/police procedural RPG, Rivers of London.

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Brian Ashford @brianbloodaxe.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

The Embers of Humanity kickstarter had a great day yesterday and blew through its first stretch goal. We would love to hit the next stretch goal so that we can buy more art for the book! We only need about ten more backers but we only have three days to do it! #rpg #ttrpg

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Memories of Sunshine @memoriesofsunshine.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Just to be SUPER CLEAR about this. We're only going to print the Limited Edition once. That's what limited means. Sure, you'll be able to buy the regular, high-quality hardback once fulfillment is over, but the limited edition? If you don't buy it in the next five days, you wont get it. Simples.

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Memories of Sunshine @memoriesofsunshine.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Over 200% funded! Stretch Goal #1 unlocked. The only way is up! No Embers, No Party!

No Embers No Party
Embers of Humanity parties it's way over 200% in it's Kickstarter

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Chris Stewart @cs-himself.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Embers just blew through a stretch goal, unlocking some lovely extras! Join the party, and let's get to the next goal. It's already a bargain, but more Embers is even better

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Brian Ashford @brianbloodaxe.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Well this is pretty awesome, we’ve reached our first stretch goal for Embers of Humanity! The limited edition hardback will now include the setting The Angelic West. Thank you to all the backers who are making this happen! www.kickstarter.com/projects/mem... #rpg #ttrpg

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Update 5: Stretch Goal #1 - The Angelic West enters the Limited Edition · Embers of Humanity RPG - Print Edition

With 4 days left on the clock, we've hit 200%. A huge thanks to everyone who has been spreading the word recently. We've had friends pouring out the woodwork on Bluesky, Reddit, the Discords, Slacks a...

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Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Uses the #BRP system under the ORC license!

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John Hedge @johnthehedge.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

1 like = 1 reason to check out Embers of Humanity’s Kickstarter. Go on, make me work for it.

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Graham Walmsley 🎲 @grahamwalmsley.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

This is good for example!

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John Hedge @johnthehedge.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Brian gives a great wee summary of the history behind @memoriesofsunshine.bsky.social and Embers of Humanity in this lovely little thread. Crazy to think how much we've done in just one year.

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Brian Ashford @brianbloodaxe.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

It is Sunday morning and our kickstarter for Embers of Humanity has entered its final week so I thought I’d write a bit about how this RPG came to be. www.kickstarter.com/projects/mem...

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Embers of Humanity RPG - Print Edition

A hope-filled, post-apocalyptic ttrpg about regular people surviving after the end of the world.

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Miskatonic Playhouse @miskatonicplayhouse.com · 11/07/2026

We are LIVE over on Twitch Playing the White Circle by Jonas Morian Twitch.tv/miskatonicplayhouse

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Miskatonic Playhouse @miskatonicplayhouse.com · 11/07/2026

Announcement 📣 video for MR Con 2026 save the dates !! 🥳 youtu.be/dm3G6BSoCAI #Chaosium #convention #community #ttrpg

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MR Con 2026 Announcement

YouTube video by Miskatonic Playhouse

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John Hedge @johnthehedge.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Have slipped back into one of my 'forever projects'. A quiet, sprawling campaign for Call of Cthulhu that is simply far too big for a part-time writer to seriously write by himself. Anyone else out there got one of those? A project that's just stupidly big but they're writing anyway?

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Brian Ashford @brianbloodaxe.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

The kickstarter for our community-focused post apocalypse rpg Embers of Humanity is still ticking up. We are approaching our first stretch goal! Have a look! Ask me questions! Sign up for our discord and get the pdf free! #rpg #ttrpg

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Brian Ashford @brianbloodaxe.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

This is also a perfectly acceptable way to decide if you want to back our Kickstarter!

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Memories of Sunshine @memoriesofsunshine.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Interested in post-apocalyptic roleplay but can't afford an expensive Kickstarter? Pop into our Discord and we'll just send you everything you need FOR FREE. discord.gg/PvHcUvBbq5 Why? Because we don't think play should be locked behind a price tag, even as we print beautiful books for collectors.

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Join the Memories of Sunshine Discord Server!

We made Embers of Humanity and Goto:01. We are a little community of passionate gamers. Come and play. | 128 members

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Joie Yong 🔜 PAX AUS @joieyong.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

everyone should get this 👉 and also support the kickstarter 👉

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John Hedge @johnthehedge.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

To celebrate (read: market) my Kickstarter, I reduced the price of Embers of Humanity on @rpg-trader.bsky.social! You can now get everything needed to play the original game for only $1.50! rpg-trader.com/products/188... Tell your friends! Let's raise some awareness and sell more books!

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Embers of Humanity on RPG Trader

A roleplaying game about the end of the world and what comes next

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Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

We are proud to announce Time Without Tide, a whole new setting and system. Time Without Tide is a TTRPG of exploration and adventure within a fog shrouded, faux-Victorian, post-apocalyptic world. Follow the project now and get the quickstart adventure for free: www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

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Allie Briggs 🔜 DragonCon @alliebriggsart.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

I implore you. Like things. I don't mean to hit an engagement button on social media sites. I mean enjoy stuff. Don't be beige. Cringe is a manifestation of internal fear and other's condiditoning shame for no reason. It's bs. Be weird.

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Memories of Sunshine @memoriesofsunshine.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

We're *really* sorry about the whole 'engineering an EU heatwave to promote our Kickstarter' thing. We've learned our lesson and won't do it again. We've now programmed it to rain. This shouldn't cause any issues. We promise. No flooding. At all. We think. www.kickstarter.com/projects/mem...

Embers of Humanity Print edition.
Funded in 107 minutes.

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Finan Oillpheist @finanoillpheist.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Reginald P. Geraldson the Third

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Memories of Sunshine @memoriesofsunshine.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

People said that it was morally wrong of us to engineer an apocalyptic heatwave across Europe just to promote our #ttrpg, and honestly, they might have had a point. But it's done now, so you might as well back Embers of Humanity while it's hot. www.kickstarter.com/projects/mem...

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A hope-filled, post-apocalyptic ttrpg about regular people surviving after the end of the world.

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