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João Mariano

@jrnmariano.bsky.social
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A forty-ish English Teacher and Tabletop RPG fan from Portugal.

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Illusion Horror & Con @illusionhorror.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
In this episode, we discuss creating and running your own stories in KULT: Divinity Lost. Specifically, we chat about Chapters 6-10 of the Core Rules. youtu.be/20qnc8lwVPM 👉 Have questions we haven't addressed yet? Ideas for future episodes? Submit them here: forms.gle/nzxgVjgr6gSt...
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Kult: Divinity Lost | GM Guide Ep 10: Craft Your Story
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Brian F'n Patterson @d20monkey.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
The Invincible RPG from Free League Publishing is out now and, that’s right, I made the maps for it! As a huge Invincible fan, I am so happy to be part of this team. Check it out. freeleaguepublishing.com/shop/invinci...
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Invincible - Superhero Roleplaying - Free League Publishing
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Cam Banks 🇳🇿 ❌👑 @rustysellsword.com · 13/08/2026
Eight days left on the JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED RPG campaign on Gamefound. I’m the developing editor on this project and I’d like to say a little more about it so that maybe you’ll go back it if you haven’t already. gamefound.com/en/projects/...
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DC Justice League Unlimited Roleplaying Game by D20 Culture - Gamefound
Live your ultimate superhero dream with the Justice League Unlimited RPG! Fight alongside Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman—or play as the icons themselves. Join the world's greatest superhero team a...
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Cam Banks 🇳🇿 ❌👑 @rustysellsword.com · 06/08/2026
Anyway since DRAGONLANCE is already underway at Wizards my next pitch is: let me bring back BIRTHRIGHT to D&D because I ran that for a couple of years and that was still one of the most epic campaigns I ever had @clarkvalentine.bsky.social @profbanks.bsky.social @ayvalentine.bsky.social can confirm
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Seth Skorkowsky @sskorkowsky.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
So there's a 6th edition of Vampire the Masquerade in the works. My only suggestion is it comes with an album titled Session Zero that includes 'Black No.1' by Type O Negative, 'Nemesis' by Shriekback, 'Bela Lugosi's Dead' by Bauhaus, & 'Cry Little Sister' from The Lost Boys.
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outstar 🧛 "professional vampire simp" @outstar.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Seen folks ask for these so here you go - a V6 rules cheat sheet I made for myself for Gen Con to quickly reference mechanics, helped me and my players a lot, hope it helps whoever wants to test it out! 🙏
Vampire the Masquerade 6th Edition one page mechanic cheat sheet with individual categories of mechanics for quick reference
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Ricardo Tavares from 🌍 dreamup.games @dreamup.games · 25/07/2026
Monthly #ttrpg meetups are back on the menu for roleplayers in Porto, #Portugal 🎲🇵🇹 If you're in the city, visit quebradados.com/eventos/mens... today!
Flyer for Roleplayers Porto, a monthly RPG meetup. Pink background with pastel diagonal stripes. Logo shows four dice (a domino-style pair, a die showing six, and a die showing four) next to the text 'Roleplayers Porto.' Bold headline reads 'Encontros mensais de RPGs' (Monthly RPG meetups). Below, in Portuguese: 'Last Saturday of each month at Associação Quebra-Dados. Free entry for members. More information at quebradados.com.'
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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
AMC and Renegade Game Studios have announced a new roleplaying game line based on Anne Rice's Immortal Universe, starting in autumn 2026. #RoleplayingGames
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Interview with the Vampire RPG coming to BackerKit this autumn
Renegade Game Studios is adapting AMC's Anne Rice's Immortal Universe into a tabletop roleplaying game, launching on BackerKit in autumn 2026.
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D20 Culture @d20culturebr.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
The wait is over! Create your own DC Super Hero, stand alongside the Justice League, face legendary villains and tell stories that span from the streets of Gotham to the edge of the Multiverse. Justice League Unlimited RPG is now live on Gamefound! tinyurl.com/JLURPG
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J.C. Connors @1shotjc.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Hulk smash! Check out my new review of Escape from Planet Hulk - the adventure included in the new Marvel Multiverse #ttrpg starter set youtu.be/_r-56pbIXAo?...
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Marvel Multiverse RPG - Escape from Planet Hulk - Starter Review
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Traveler Farlander @twfarlan.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
I really enjoy the Marvel Multiverse RPG, but I have what I feel is becoming more than a want. Every expansion brings in new rules or revises core book rules into whole new shapes. I think a Core update version that consolidates the rule set as of the publishing date.
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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Between Beautiful Darkness and Melancholic Horror lies Silent Læke. A Máquina do RPG discusses the intersection of grief and ritual in her new roleplaying game now on BackerKit.
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Beautiful Darkness: A Máquina do RPG on the melancholic horror of Silent Læke
Explore the intersection of Beautiful Darkness and Melancholic Horror in Silent Læke with creator A Máquina do RPG in this exclusive interview.
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João Mariano @jrnmariano.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Há dois anos atrás organizei um workshop na escola no qual um grupo de alunos criou um mini-RPG baseado no enquadramento da Revolução de Abril e na temática da Liberdade Fica o padlet do projeto que inclui o jogo se o quiserem experimentar. 😉 Viva a liberdade! padlet.com/jmarianoAEAl...
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RPG de Abril
Workshop de Jogos Narrativos do Agrupamento de Escolas de Almeirim
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João Mariano @jrnmariano.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Em antecipação do financiamento coletivo da edição em Inglês "Justice League Unlimited - The Roleplaying Game", um novo RPG do universo super-heróico da DC Comics, já está disponível a versão introdutória gratuita na DrivethruRPG. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
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DriveThruComics @drivethrucomics.com · 23/04/2026
Justice League Unlimited The Roleplaying Game Quickly is available now from D20Culture! Get it FREE here: tinyurl.com/5appzpea Justice League Unlimited RPG invites players to forge their own legends within the expansive DC universe. #ttrpg #comics #superman #batman
Justice League Unlimited The Roleplaying Game Quickly is available now at DriveThruComics.com
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João Mariano @jrnmariano.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
A tabletop RPG project on Backerkit by a friend that could be of interest to you... "Silent Læke is a surreal tabletop storygame of Beautiful Darkness and Melancholic Horror. Inspired by Twin Peaks, Perfect Blue, and the fading glow of 90s VHS memories." www.backerkit.com/c/projects/n...
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Silent Læke
A storygame of Beautiful Darkness and Melancholic Horror. In 1992, Deirdre was murdered. In a quiet town of secrets and revealed Relationships, 1–2 Players, a Director, and a deck of cards unravel the...
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The Invincible Podcast @invinciblecast.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
We’re having a ton of fun with the Invincible RPG and the first part of our adventure is available now! Enjoy! youtu.be/h0zINBRFef4
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Meanwhile in Midnight City, Part 1: Shadows of Darkwing - Invincible Roleplaying
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Fuzzy on the Details @fuzzyonthedetails.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
I had a great time chatting with @martyforbeck.bsky.social today, who co-wrote the Marvel Rivals Timestream Adventure with the talented @paulallor.bsky.social. Marty and I talk about the book, and all sorts of other Marvel Multiverse RPG goodness. Enjoy! www.youtube.com/watch?v=79Cy...
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Marty Forbeck and I talk about Timestream Adventure, the latest Marvel Multiverse RPG book!
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Illusion Horror & Con @illusionhorror.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
and rooted in what makes KUKT unique. 🕯️ A Kult GM Guide – Episode 3: Advantages & Disadvantages | KULT: Divinity Lost In this third episode of A Kult GM Guide, we go into detail on Advantages and Disadvantages as defined in the
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Kult Divinity Lost GM Guide Ep 3 - Advantages & Disadvantages
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Otterpoet @otterpoet.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Rewrote my old KULT (2nd ed) 'starter' scenario for #KULT: Divinity Lost. A KULTmas present. Was so surreal revisiting something I created nearly 30 years ago. It's available for free, so do check it out 😅 drive.google.com/file/d/1XqNB...
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Illusion Horror & Con @illusionhorror.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
@kultrpg.bsky.social - GM Guide (with Helmgast) We’re continuing our podcast/video series in collaboration with Gabe the Herald from HELMGAST, focused entirely on how to GM Kult: Divinity Lost. 👉 Submit your questions here: forms.gle/Wgg8Cgh7Mzcx...
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Savage Spiel @savagespiel.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Since you did request free... Here's the Kult: Divinity Lost quickstart. drive.google.com/file/d/1n6pF... Kult is an interesting one to look at as it blends some trad elements into PBTA. You might have noticed that three of the basic moves are actually D&D saving throws!
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KULT Divinity Lost - Quickstart Rules.pdf
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Fuzzy on the Details @fuzzyonthedetails.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Warning… if you try the Marvel Multiverse RPG for free, you WILL get addicted and buy all the books. The free Quickstart Guide should come with a surgeon general’s warning! But what an addiction it is. And what a kick-ass community. Join us! youtu.be/IfUO5eW5rJE?...
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How to Play the Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game for FREE!
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Ricardo Tavares from 🌍 dreamup.games @dreamup.games · 28/12/2025
Hello new followers 💜 You can pin me down as a #ttrpg designer, organiser and "content creator" from Portugal 🇵🇹 I love tabletop games in general and TTRPGs in particular (LARPing included). Follow me for RPG hot takes, #dndisnotforme #rpgenesis stuff and whatever memes I can think of.
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KULT: Divinity Lost @kultrpg.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Salutations, Kultists! It’s that time of year once again — the machinery of the Illusion turns through another cycle, and with it, we’re pleased to offer you a new tribute. ‎ Download this and the previous KULTmas scenarios here: bit.ly/kultmas ++
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Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Klaxon! New on Bundle of Holding is our own DIE RPG - the award-winning core book, plus the three scenario books and the quickstart for $15. Purchasing also includes a 15% off voucher for buying the physical books from @rowanrookanddecard.bsky.social. #ttrpg #indiettrpg
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DIE RPG Bundle
Adventurer! This new DIE RPG Bundle presents DIE, the tabletop roleplaying game from Rowan, Rook, & Decard based on – rather, created in parallel with – the DIE Image Comics series (20 issues, 2018-21...
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Diogo Nogueira - Lead Game Designer - White Wolf @diogooldskull.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
So this happened… I am White Wolf’s new Lead Game Designer! I will figure out how to post the whole text here, but there is a picture with the announcement and the alt text has the full thing! #TTRPG #RPGLATAM #VtM #WoD #DnD #NotDnD #ShowYourWork
Fake it until you make it as they say. And I’ve been playing the role of a TTRPG game designer for about 12 years! Now the mask has become my very nature.

I am going to play the Masquerade game with vampires, for real. After years of working as an independent game designer, like a good Anarch, I joined the Camarilla. I am now the Lead Game Designer at White Wolf, the legendary publisher that made me realize TTRPGs could be about a lot more than killing monsters. I can be one of them, and surprisingly be even more human!

The first book I ever read in English was Vampire: The Dark Ages, and now I get to work as a game designer full time for the first time with the World of Darkness? I couldn’t be happier! To live and breathe the universe of Vampire, Werewolf, Mage, Hunter, Changeling, Wraith, and all other games every day, and be able to collaborate in shaping its future is a dream come true. These games were formative in my TTRPG industry, in the Brazilian TTRPG community, and are incredibly relevant to this day. Especially these days I would say.

And with me I am bringing my game design philosophy of “playing more with less” to help make the game more accessible while honoring the more than 30 years of World of Darkness! I just want everyone to enjoy the game as much as they can, with as little effort as they can afford.

Oh, and I am still an Anarch at heart, don’t worry!Me with a Bloodlines 2 tshirt setting in a throne under the Ankh banner!A castle with the ankh banner hanging from a windowMe wearing a shadowy cloak
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Catarse @catarse.me · 26/11/2025
🎲 Em parceria com a DC Comics e a Warner Bros, a D20 Culture apresenta o “Justice League Unlimited RPG”, um jogo oficial que mergulha de cabeça no coração do Universo DC. Crie o seu herói ou encarne um clássico! 👉 www.catarse.me/JLURPG?ref=c...
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D20 Culture @d20culturebr.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
🌑 Silêncio no espaço... E pela primeira vez em 25 anos…um novo RPG oficial da DC Comics chega ao mundo! Justice League Unlimited RPG o chamado foi feito! 🧵 🔗 catarse.me/jlurpg
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KULT: Divinity Lost @kultrpg.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Salutations, Kultists! The BETA PDFs for Deep Waters (solo gamebook) and The Seeker’s Testament (the new player’s guide) have been released to those who backed/pre-ordered them. You can still pre-order and receive access to the BETA versions. Here's a quick look: (...)
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Johan Nohr @nohr.se · 23/09/2025
So, a while back, I was asked if I could make a graphic design concept for Free League's upcoming Invincible RPG. I'm not really a big superhero fan, and I wasn't too familiar with the franchise, but the little I knew seemed interesting. After some research, however, I was sold. And now, here it is.
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Fuzzy on the Details @fuzzyonthedetails.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
So, you’ve heard that @criticalrole.bsky.social is doing a West Marches Style game, but you think that’s only for fantasy TTRPGs? I’m here to tell you - it is a PERFECT match for a game like the Marvel Multiverse RPG. Or Aliens. Or… gasp… Marvel vs Aliens! youtu.be/8s87nxNQvKc?... #rpg #marvel
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West Marches Style Campaigns in the Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game
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Open Hearth Gaming Community @openhearthrpg.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Tribes in the Dark Kickstarter: Roll for Mutation Bonus Ep In this "bonusode", we talk with Wil Hutton aka @rivetgeek.aggregatecognizance.com, lead dev for Tribes in the Dark. Currently on KS, TitD re-imagines Tribe 8, Dream Pod 9's fantastical post-apocalyptic rpg from the late 1990s. #ttrpg
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Around the Hearth | Tribes in the Dark Kickstarter: Roll for Mutation Bonus Ep
In this
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Wil (He/Him) @rivetgeek.aggregatecognizance.com · 19/08/2025
Tune into this if you want to hear more about the journey to get this game revived. It's full of all kinds of twists and turns, which is fitting. Also, we're live on Kickstarter. Probably should mention that. www.kickstarter.com/projects/dp9...
Tribes in the Dark
A Tribe 8 RPG
Now On Kickstarter
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Ksenographica @ksenographica.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Witness my illustration for TTRPG KULT: Divinity Lost. Published by: Helmgast AB #horror #ttrpg #нрі #украрт
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Ksenographica @ksenographica.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
This art-train can't be stopped! TTRPG KULT: Divinity Lost. Published by: Helmgast AB Art direction: Petter Nallo and Gabriel Pellizzaro #horror #art #нрі @kultrpg.bsky.social
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João Mariano @jrnmariano.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
"Tribe 8 - Tribes in the Dark" new version of Tribe 8, a post-apocalyptic tribal punk RPG from the 90s, based on the Forged in the Dark system, is now on Kickstarter. #ttrpg #tribe8rpg #tribalpunk #fitd www.kickstarter.com/projects/dp9...
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KULT: Divinity Lost @kultrpg.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Layoutting now the Borderlands of Inferno chapter (for The Illusion and the Borderlands sourcebook). It is now 35 pages long, but might get a bit bigger as more images are thrown in!
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Brian F'n Patterson @d20monkey.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Heyyy! The Avengers Sourcebook for the Marvel Multiverse RPG is on the way and Marvel released a FREE Avengers Academy preview with my maps of the academy grounds included! #marvel #ttrpg www.drivethrucomics.com/en/product/5...
A top down map of the Avengers Academy school with two floors containing classrooms, kitchen, library, gymnasium, dorms and more floating on the edge of Perdition.A colorful illustration of the Avengers Academy with the main building, greenhouse, track, lighthouse, and chapel.
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Steve Kenson ❌👑 @stevekenson.com · 15/07/2025
The word is OUT #TTRPG! I can finally say that I've been working on a fourth edition of Mutants & Masterminds and that an "Origin" playtest edition is releasing in PDF and a limited print run at the end of the month for Gen Con! Stay tuned to @greenroninpub.bsky.social and to M&M Monday for more!
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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
“Superman is too woke!” Literally the first page of the first ever appearance of Superman:
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KULT: Divinity Lost @kultrpg.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Lorefall Studio has begun their KULT: Divinity Lost series, where they plan to explore the lore of KULT. We invite you to tune in and perhaps discuss the lore with us and others in the comment section! :) www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TQy...
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Kult: Divinity Lost - Introduction
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Matt Forbeck @forbeck.com · 19/05/2025
The Free RPG Day booklet for the Marvel Multiverse RPG just showed up on my doorstep today. It's a brand-new adventure featuring the Thunderbolts, by Jesse Scoble and Devinder Thiara, with maps by Brian Patterson. Head to your friendly local gaming store to grab it for FREE on June 21!
The front cover of the Avengers Expansion Preview for Free RPG day, featuring Thor, Hulk, Black Widow, Captain America, Black Panther, Wwaps, and Iron Man assembling. The back cover of the Free RPG Day adventure for the Marvel Multiverse RPG, featuring covers from all of the books released to date.
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Jay Africa @jayafrica.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Hey folks. I backed the Marvel Multiverse RPG Starter Set a while back and received the finished product some weeks ago. I'm finally breaking it open and--my stars--this set does not disappoint! FYI, I got the deluxe edition which comes w/ some cool add-ons. 1/ #d616 #marvel #tabletop #rpg #gmlife
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Fuzzy on the Details @fuzzyonthedetails.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Check out @amirosman.bsky.social’s unboxing of the Deluxe Starter Set for the Marvel Multiverse RPG! youtu.be/ACioaAQi9o0?...
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Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game DELUXE Starter Set Unboxing
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𝔾𝕆ℝ𝔸ℕ @gorangligovic.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
A bronze Uruk
An Uruk-Hai spearman in bronze armor and with a big shield bearing the white hand of Saruman.
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Paratime Tim @paratimetim.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
Advanced Marvel Super-Heroes RPG advert (TSR)
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Paratime Tim @paratimetim.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Marvel Super-Heroes RPG advert from 1984 #MSH #MarvelSuperHeroesRPG #ClassicMarvelRPG
Marvel Super-Heroes RPG advert from 1984 showing the MSH box set breaking through a brick wall with the slogan, "It's clobberin' time!"
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The World of RPGs @theworldofrpgs.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
The latest episode - Episode 20 - is out! We cover the roleplaying scene in Portugal. In Part 1 we hear about an actual play channel and theatre group as well as community organisers, Part 2 is all about original games from Portugal (all available in English). @gamesomnivorous.bsky.social
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The World of RPGs
Podcast · Moritz Botts · This podcast is about tabletop role-playing games around the world. In every episode, I interview RPG enthusiasts and professionals from a non-English speaking country about w...
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Ben Robbins is launching M2 @lamemage.com · 23/04/2025
I heard you were having a pretty rough time in 2025 and could use some human brain fun. I got you. Microscope: Chronicle, a fractal game of histories and people. Public playtest downloadable right now. GMless as hell. arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/45...
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Microscope 2025
Hello, world. It's 2025 and we all need some joy. What could be better for what ails us than using our brains and being creative together with other humans? So I give you the new Microscope: Chronicl...
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