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Online shop dedicated to supporting inclusion and creativity in the tabletop roleplaying community Visit our TTRPG vending machine at TPK Brewing Co PDX, OR 💫Just 2 people trying to sell bits of paper that help you imagine💫 Find us at knaveofcups.com

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Knave of Cups @knaveofcups.com · 30m
Today's the last day of September - SOLO SEPTEMBER, that is - which means it's the last day... ✅of our solo game sale ✅to receive an @evlynmoreau.bsky.social sticker AND a @hodagrpg.bsky.social riso print with your order
A pastel-colored sticker of a smiling chalice with a cheeky-looking fish popping out (Evlyn Moreau's take on the Knave of Cups logo) and two green and black Hodag RPG Risograph prints of The Hobbit
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Cassi Mothwin 🧟‍♀️ @cassi.mothwin.com · 22h
Received a lot of compliments on my bespoke little sign at the market.
NO Ai hand drawn with marker and paint. Lots of colors and decorations.
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Knave of Cups @knaveofcups.com · 29/09/2026
10/10 no notes
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Knave of Cups @knaveofcups.com · 29/09/2026
Hang in there, friend. Life Stuff stacks up in unexpected ways when our brains are already working (or not working) in unexpected ways Fwiw Jen’s personal opinion is that beyond-TTRPG experiences lead to richer, weirder creative choices (positive)
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Knave of Cups @knaveofcups.com · 29/09/2026
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Engineer's Complex Machine Diagram
Alt: The blue ball machine gif from 90s internet, a nonstop loop of a factory that makes little blue balls
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Knave of Cups @knaveofcups.com · 29/09/2026
Central beats are pre-determined (like a gamebook) but each development requires an examination of feelings or a decision (like a journaling RPG). Muse on the thoughts you're having both as a the character AND as the player!
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Detritus - Knave of Cups
It’s been ten years since the bomb. Ten years since everything you once knew just…ceased. Your family. Your job. Your day-to-day habits. You’ve managed to pull together an existence from the shreds…
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Knave of Cups @knaveofcups.com · 29/09/2026
NEW FOR SOLO SEPT: Detritus by @gomezwrites.bsky.social 💥 A solo post-apocalyptic RPG, part gamebook/part journaling game. Ten years after The End, it's time to go on a journey. Tell a curious explorer's story while you reflect on your own experiences and learn a little about yourself along the way
The cover of Detritus, A solo narrative journaling adventure. The title appears in yellow, as if spray painted on the black asphalt background. A white dotted line runs down the center of the cover and off into the 'distance'An interior example from Detritus. The lefthand page is titled Hit The Road, Jack and includes a story segment, an illustration, and a place specifically for rolling dice and recording what you find. The righthand page includes spaces for describing your discovery, reacting to questions for your character/yourself as the player, and illustrating your discovery
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Nikki M @powderedsugarbear.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
You have been blessed by the friend onion :).
A clear container with fried onions in it the sign says "friend onion".
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Elliot Davis | Pre-Save To Feel Your Warmth @moreblueberries.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
To Feel Your Warmth is coming to BackerKit on October 20th. A duet vampire TTRPG about love, trust, and the decision to move forward together or say goodbye forever. It is an evolution of the mechanics behind The Time We Have, but what specifically is changing? ⬇️
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To Feel Your Warmth - A Tragic Vampire Duet TTRPG
Get notified when To Feel Your Warmth - A Tragic Vampire Duet TTRPG launches on BackerKit!
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Knave of Cups @knaveofcups.com · 28/09/2026
Uses a version of the creator’s d6-based Push SRD, rewarding action and making rolls (and results) easy to interpret. Rolls are invited, not required, so add chaos and drama where and when you want!
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Against the Wind - Knave of Cups
In the lands where the wind howls like a beast untamed, you forge your path. They say the gales here shape not just the land, but the very spirit of those who walk it. You are one of those souls, a…
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Knave of Cups @knaveofcups.com · 28/09/2026
NEW FOR SOLO SEPT: Against the Wind by @capacle.bsky.social 🗡️ A solo+ fairytale-flavored sandbox for magical nomad-adventurers. The land is harsh and frozen. You are a lone wanderer, doing heroic deeds with your arcane knowledge. Go where you will! Delve a dungeon, map the wilderness, aid townsfolk!
The cover of Against the WInd by Cezar Capacle. The image is an Art Nouveau-inspired character in elaborate silver armor wielding their golden spear and jeweled sword into the frozen wind of a desolate, snow-covered plainAn interior example from Against the Wind. The lefthand page is titled Challenge Turn and details the steps for battle if you Lose The Upper Hand. It includes a Designer's Note as well as directions for Tactical Action, Aggressive Action, and Special Action. The righthand page continues with another Designer's Note as well as directions for concluding the encounter. Also on the righthand page is a storybook-style illustration of a giant or ogre-like man looking scared
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Tim Gaedke @timgaedke.com · 26/09/2026
talent is a lie
a cartoon picture of a frog throwing a crooked looking clay vase with the words “talent is a lie, just do it anyway”
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Jorts (and Jean) @jortsthecat.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
If you adopted a feral cat to the inside and he keeps meowing maybe he just really wants to smoke real cigarettes. You don’t know what he was up to before
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M. Belanger @sethanikeem.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A bespoke vampire of your very own #SoloRPG
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Knave of Cups @knaveofcups.com · 27/09/2026
Did Interview With A Vampire find you in your formative years? Twilight? Buffy/Angel/Spike? Knave of Cups fun fact: Jen has watched the entirety of The Strain more than once. Hey, vampire media is a big, beautiful club and we love all of you
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Midnight's Kiss - Knave of Cups
Your nights are filled with wonder. It’s hard to believe you’ve been so lucky. You have a vampire lover, and they share with you the forbidden spectacle of their world. You are, of course, sworn to…
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Knave of Cups @knaveofcups.com · 27/09/2026
NEW FOR SOLO SEPT: Midnight's Kiss by @sethanikeem.bsky.social 🩸 A solo fantasy-romance RPG. Like vampires, themselves, it is mysterious. It is alluring. And if you want it to be sexy, it is sexy. Tell every facet of your sordid/cinematic/scratch-every-itch-weird-little-freak-(complimentary) story
The cover of Midnight's Kiss by M. Belanger with art by Cat Rogers. The title is gold cursive with a gilt rose. The background is rumpled red velvetAn interior example from Midnight's Kiss. The lefthand page is labeled Diary Entry No. 3: We had the most unforgettable first date. The page provides questions to answer and a d6 table to roll on (or choose from). The righthand page continues by providing prompts to structure what you write in your diary
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Knave of Cups @knaveofcups.com · 27/09/2026
I (Jen) truly pride myself on the Goodness and Interestingness of my words, thank you 🙏🏽
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Exeunt Press 💀🎲 @exeunt.press · 26/09/2026
Knave of Cups pitches for my games are better than my pitches. I should have them write my marketing copy. 😅
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Knave of Cups @knaveofcups.com · 26/09/2026
Technology fails in the EZ, so collect data by hand. Draw. Journal. Record what you find and get out before you're changed, too
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Exclusion Zone Botanist - Knave of Cups
Welcome to the EZ “Everyone in the Bureau just calls it the EZ. The densely forested area has been sealed off, mutating the land, and anything that enters its borders. You are a botanist assigned to…
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Knave of Cups @knaveofcups.com · 26/09/2026
NEW FOR SOLO SEPT: Exclusion Zone Botanist by @exeunt.press 🌿 A solo draw-and-journal hexcrawl that sends you deep into the EZ, a mysterious region where flora, fauna, and phenomenon are being mutated. Rewritten. Reinterpreted by... aliens? Magic? A sentient force - malevolent? Indifferent? Unknown.
The cover of Exclusion Zone Botanist, a solo drawing & sketching game by Exeunt Press. The cover is black and white. White text includes the title as well as a subtitle, NEW AGENT HANDBOOK, BUREAU DOCUMENT CONTROL NO. HB.9402.23.55

The image is the hexagon logo for the EZ above ominous white branchesAn interior example from Exclusion Zone Botanist. The lefthand page is titled TD-2039.2 Plant Discovery Guide (Rev 9.1b) and includes directions for "standardizing" how a "field agent" records plants. Its sections include Document Purpose, Equipment Required, and Instructions for Use. The righthand page continues this information, and includes visual examples (images) of different leaf shapes
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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Fuck ChatGPT flyers. The future is broadsheets.
A crowded broadsheet with way too many fonts. It says:
Forget ChatGPT Flyers
Say it with 
Broadsheets
Unlimited fonts
Stretch them
Or cram a really long sentence into one line for no good reason
No whitespace
Mix capital and lowercase
Pointing hands
(They're called manicules!)
Don't be left behind
Broadsheets are the future
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Dillin Apelyan - Bob the Builder's #1 Guy @superdillin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I'm actually sick to my stomach (/positive) over this. @projectghostlight.bsky.social you really did that. I don't want to spoil anything but from the very first choice made I was hooked. and the facilitation from @mayannaberrin.bsky.social felt great. Like the Fates in Hadestown as a producer??
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Project Ghostlight Plays: The Time We Have
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Viditya ✨ Voleti @vidityavoleti.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I keep circling around doing an A Land Once Magic game jam but I don't care to just do a jam that's just like... Make exploratory tables I think a jam that's about making games that chain into or out of ALOM would be great, or games made from ALOM worlds? A worldbuilders-as-campaign jam
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Knave of Cups @knaveofcups.com · 25/09/2026
YES!!! Omg yessssss
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Sickos Haha Yes
Alt: Sicko looking thru a window and cackling Onion meme, but animated
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will jobst @willjobst.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
don't be shy gen con go ahead. don't be shy pax unplugged go ahead. don't be shy origins go ahead. don't be shy gamehole go ahead. don't be shy gary con go ahead. don't be shy page go ahead. don't be shy breakout go ahead. don't be shy dragon con go ahead.
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Binary @binarystar.games · 24/09/2026
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Exeunt Press 💀🎲 @exeunt.press · 24/09/2026
Every mech needs a pilot. I wrote about that in the context of HOME: MECH x KAIJU at Skeleton Code Machine: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/mech-week-...
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MECH WEEK: Pilot
Exploring the role of pilots in HOME: MECH x KAIJU
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Knave of Cups @knaveofcups.com · 24/09/2026
You survived the first attack. You’re fueled by loss, rage, and duty, and you’re ready to give it all to protect your home
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HOME - Mech x Kaiju Mapmaking RPG - Knave of Cups
One year ago, an invading Kaiju destroyed a city in your home. Scans show that more are coming and so we built the mechs: towering war machines designed to kill Kaiju, if they don’t kill you first.…
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Knave of Cups @knaveofcups.com · 24/09/2026
NEW FOR SOLO SEPT - HOME: Mech x Kaiju Mapmaking RPG by @deepdark.games 🦖 A solo+ sci-fi RPG about humans piloting giant robots to fight giant monsters. The first attack caught you off guard - never again. Map the Rift, find the Fronts where the creatures will appear, man your mech, kick some ass
The cover of HOME, Mech x Kaiju Mapmaking RPG, by Nick Gralewicz. The title is vertical down the right third of the cover. The left two thirds shows an undersea map with a mech's path, Viper Avalon, in white and an Intruder's path in redAn interior example from HOME. The lefthand page is the playbook for the Enforcer mech. It includes an illustration of a golden robot with two swords as well as stats. The righthand page is the playbook for the Aethereal mech. It's a red robot with a glowing face, star-like armor, and glowing energy palms
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Knave of Cups @knaveofcups.com · 23/09/2026
Want to move your body around, but need some thematic familiarity? Maybe you’re a gym regular, but your reps are getting boring? Time to put a twist on “real time mechanics!”
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Escape the Iron Dungeon - Knave of Cups
Escape the Iron Dungeon and reclaim your rightful throne. Escape the Iron Dungeon is a solo fantasy-themed hexcrawl workout plan. Yes, a workout plan! Want to move your body around, but need some…
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Knave of Cups @knaveofcups.com · 23/09/2026
NEW FOR SOLO SEPT: Escape the Iron Dungeon by @gomezwrites.bsky.social 💪🏽 A solo fantasy-themed hexcrawl workout plan. WORKOUT PLAN? Use the arcane knowledge (movement suggestions) in this dungeon escape to get stronger IRL. Take on mighty challenges like planks, diamond pushups, chest flys, +more!
The cover (front) of Escape the Iron Dungeon - Get the Keys, Get Stronger, Get Out. It's a pamphlet. The font is spiky like a metal band. The image shows five dark fantasy-style keys. The bottom of the panel says: gather 2 six-sided dice, a pencil, weights of your choosing, and the grit you'll need to escapeAn example of some of the interior panels of Escape the Iron Dungeon. Visible: some of the workout move hex map, setup directions, and a log for tracking the weight and reps for each of the exercises
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Luna P. @satelitesnaturales.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I don't want to play a "boy character". I don't want to play a "girl character" either. I want to play a psychic dog with a gun
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Knave of Cups @knaveofcups.com · 23/09/2026
lol yesss - pic IS a real kite that’s technically Jen’s but lives in Portland with Ayo bc they’re closer to a beach. It’s as long as a school bus
Giant Trilobite Kite hovering menacingly above a tiny person Giant Trilobite Kite hovering menacingly directly behind a person
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Knave of Cups @knaveofcups.com · 23/09/2026
A large neon-colored sled kite that looks like a bulgy-eyed trilobite
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Knave of Cups @knaveofcups.com · 23/09/2026
We’re trying to get our vending machine folks into postcard games - we even stock postcard stamps in there to make it extra-easy. You get it! IRL objects are fun!!!!
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Knave of Cups @knaveofcups.com · 23/09/2026
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Knave of Cups @knaveofcups.com · 22/09/2026
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Over The Garden Wall: Pumpkin People Gathering
Alt: Over The Garden Wall: pumpkin people gathering and dancing around their large pumpkin god
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Knave of Cups @knaveofcups.com · 22/09/2026
Related, the Pacific Ocean has ZERO REVIEWS - get on it!
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Knave of Cups @knaveofcups.com · 22/09/2026
Went to make a joke about giving CERN a bad review, the way some people give National Parks bad reviews. Decided to see if anyone had given an OCEAN a bad review and was humbled to learn that, instead, that the Atlantic Ocean has exactly one review: five stars
Google place review of the Atlantic Ocean. Five stars

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Local Guide · 3,609 reviews · 3,123 photos
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One of the best oceans in the world. connects the americas to europe
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nupo @nullpotential.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Alt text.
Image 1: A comic book panel. Emma Frost stands behind and speaks to Miss Piggy.

Emma Frost: Darling. I'm a telepath. May I read your midn to ascertain if you're telling the truth?

Miss Piggy: But of *course*, darling. I am an open book, a tell-all memoir.Image 2: A continuation of the same comic. Emma Frost's eyes glow white and her mouth is agape. 

Emma Frost: My god...

Behind her, a kaleidoscope of images of Miss Piggy in various scenes and forms, including dramatic action kick wearing spandex, wearing expensive-looking clothing, and wearing a tiara and being carried by shirtless men in a palanquin. There is a multi-colored star motif and several sparkle effects on the image.Image 3: two horizontal comic panels.

Top panel: Wolverine touches Emma Frost's shoulder from behind.

Wolverine: Frost? She legit? 
Emma Frost: She's... She's...

Bottom panel: a closeup of half of Emma Frost's face, eyes and mouth still wide with wonder. 

Emma Frost: "...She's *everything*. And I would *die* for her.
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Knave of Cups @knaveofcups.com · 22/09/2026
What traits will you give them? What traits will they retain from their previous life? Muse on companionship, compassion, and agency. What do we owe one another as living beings?
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We Shall Be Monsters - Knave of Cups
You are alone. You can only endeavour in this alone. For all the world would call you a monster if they saw what you had planned. We Shall Be Monsters is an introspective, dark fantasy solo…
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Knave of Cups @knaveofcups.com · 22/09/2026
NEW FOR SOLO SEPT: We Shall Be Monsters by @smolghost.bsky.social ⚡️ An introspective, dark fantasy solo journaling RPG in which a brilliant (but lonely) scientist attempts to build their ideal mate. From scratch. Y’know, from uhh... parts, like that other brilliant (but lonely) scientist once did
The cover of We Shall Be Monsters by Pines (Seb Pines). The background is dark and the title is in a bold white calligraphic fontAn interior example from We Shall Be Monsters. The lefthand page is titled The Experiment and details how the Vitality system works with the trait circuits. The righthand page is titled The Creation and includes a Mary Shelley quote, a description of the player's next steps, and a graphic novel-style shoulders-up illustration of a purple-haired, purple-lipped, green-skinned woman, stitches across her neck, eyes closed peacefully
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Knave of Cups @knaveofcups.com · 22/09/2026
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Knave of Cups @knaveofcups.com · 22/09/2026
Ah, service industry nostalgia (we have it, too)
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Matt Risby @thebadspot.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
For this week's Solo September video, I look at two *very* different solo games about cooking. The wonderful What Should We Have Tomorrow by @ehronlime.bsky.social and the sublime 86 by @carrion-comfort.com This one had me getting personal and a little nostalgic... SERVICE! youtu.be/30PNQUt1tGw
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Two WILDLY Different TTRPGs About Cooking: What Should We Have Tomorrow & 86 | Solo September
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NeonRot @neonrot.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Come one, come all! To the second Great Taured Jam! Running from the 7th to September 30th! Voting ends on the 11th. And you should vote, as this one has a prize. An unreleased, unseen and untested full Fukuzatsu+ expansion! Mark the date folks and click the link below! itch.io/jam/fukuzats...
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🍟🍟🍟 @jen-the-magician.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I’m a sucker for solo games that seem borne of equal parts workplace trauma and workplace devotion (Hope is Not a Plan had the same vibe but for project management)
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Wes Franks @carrion-comfort.com · 21/09/2026
"Few things are more beautiful to me than a bunch of thuggish, heavily tattooed line cooks moving around each other like ballerinas on a busy Saturday night." -AB
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Jack perse @jackperse.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
oh someone finally made a game to hurt me (game designer and ex-chef) in particular (positive)
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Rise Up Comus @riseupcomus.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Check out this address book I recently acquired. It opens to the correct letter with the push of a button. The applications for my hand-written monster manual are immediately apparent.
A black address book with a metal cover. There is a slider running along the length of the right side that points to different letters.When a button is pressed, the address book opens to the appropriate letter page.
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