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Lou Anders

@louanders.bsky.social
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Author/Game Designer (he/him): NORRØNGARD TTRPG campaign setting. Hugo/Chesley winner. linktr.ee/louanders #ProtectTransKids #NoNazisInValhalla

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Lou Anders @louanders.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
What does it mean to say something is well written? (video version). Arguing about various television media online turned out to be a better use of my time than I thought, as it gave rise to this piece!
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What does "well written" really mean?
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Lou Anders @louanders.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
What does it mean to say something is "well written"? lazy-wolves.ghost.io/what-does-it...
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What does it mean to say something is "well written"?
I've been thinking a lot lately about what it means to say something is well written. This is actually a topic that has been on my mind for years. When I was an editor in science fiction and fantasy p...
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Lou Anders @louanders.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Lands of Katernia is a three book #TTRPG project: A monster book with tons of monster lore, an adventure anthology with everything from medieval dragon hunts to Jason & the Argonauts style nautical expeditions, and a system-neutral setting guide to a whole continent. You can follow the news here:
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Coming soon: Lands of Katernia: Monsters and Adventures for D&D & TOV
A tome of terrifying monsters, a book of epic adventures, and a new setting full of uncountable wonders.
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Lou Anders @louanders.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Hey Disney+ — raising the rates right after canceling Daredevil is not the way to make me stick around.
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Lou Anders @louanders.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Storm King's Thunder (WotC) and Empire of the Ghouls (Kobold Press) are both globe-hopping epic #TTRPG adventures, though one employs some slightly directed sandboxes and the other is more linear. Both rely on divine intervention to rein in the party at key points: youtu.be/0u5p995G7Do?...
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Structure: Two World-Hopping Adventures
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Lou Anders @louanders.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Today, I look at two #TTRPG adventures, Storm King's Thunder (WotC) and Empire of the Ghouls (Kobold Press). Both are world-hopping epics which see characters traveling all over their respective lands. How are they alike and how do they differ? I examine the structure of both:
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Structure: Two World-Hopping Adventures
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Lou Anders @louanders.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Today I'm finishing the chapter on Araland, the nation directly south of Norrøngard. Long way to go on Lands of Katernia, the system neutral #TTRPG setting guide. Would mean the world (pun very much intended) if you followed along. www.kickstarter.com/projects/lou...
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Coming soon: Lands of Katernia: Monsters and Adventures for D&D & TOV
A tome of terrifying monsters, a book of epic adventures, and a new setting full of uncountable wonders.
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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
NEWS: I don’t like transphobes and here is a short list of why. 1) They are full of shit.
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Lou Anders @louanders.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight, Baldur's Gate 3, and Fury of the Forsaken all use a 5 part structure of three open sandboxes, linked by multiple choice funnels, framed by an intro and a conclusion/final battle to provide story cohesion. It's a great scaffolding for #TTRPG adventure design:
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Structure: The Scaffolding of TTRPG Design
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Lou Anders @louanders.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Some Things Have to Be Seen to Be Believed -- Yesterday's Dragonbane game featured the biggest physical map I've ever played on. #TTRPG
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Some Things Have to Be Seen to Be Believed
Yesterday we played on the biggest map I've ever used. We're running The Secrets of the Dragon Empire in my home game, which is the amazing campaign adventure book that comes in the Dragonbane Starte...
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Lou Anders @louanders.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Today is work on the bestiary. I would like it to be work on an adventure. I need it to be work on the setting guide. #TTRPG www.kickstarter.com/projects/lou...
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Coming soon: Lands of Katernia: Monsters and Adventures for D&D & TOV
A tome of terrifying monsters, a book of epic adventures, and a new setting full of uncountable wonders.
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Thought Punks 🎲 TTRPGs + Punk 👩‍🎤 @thoughtpunks.com · 10/09/2026
Come explore a large random selection of forever open source #TTRPG resources, from games to SRDs to art and more! thoughtpunks.com/ope... #OpenSource #TabletopGames #IndieGames
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Open Source TTRPG Resources
Here's a collection of forever open licensed tabletop roleplaying games and resources. Borrowed from and inspired by the Forever Open Source RPG game jam series. Example Open Licenses Creative Commons Zero ("CC0"). Release your work into the public domain. The most open license. Creative Com
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Lou Anders @louanders.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Star Trek had a lot to do with saving me from the segregated, racist Fundamentalist environment I grew up in. In the 90s, working for Star Trek Monthly in LA saw me visiting the sets and offices regularly. Star Trek saved my soul and gave me a career in science fiction and fantasy.
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One Life Lived in Trek
My absolute first memory is standing in front of my grandparent's television and pointing at a grainy grey image. Beside me, my mother says, "Louis, that's a man on the moon." So maybe it's understand...
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Lou Anders @louanders.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Structure: Two World-Hopping Campaigns. Looking at the similarities and differences between Storm King's Thunder and Empire of the Ghouls. #TTRPG
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Structure: Two World-Hopping Campaigns
Recently, I wrote a post about TTRPG design called "Structure: The Saffolding of TTRPG Design" in which I looked at the shape of The Wild Beyond the Witchlight, Baldur's Gate 3, and Fury of the Forsak...
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Lou Anders @louanders.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Lands of Katernia is a 3-book expansion for the world of Thrones & Bones. It features a monster book, an adventure book, and a setting guide. Today on the Lazy Wolves newsletter, we go into a more detail and share the amazing cover art from William O'Brien for Book 2: Chronicles of Katernia. #TTRPG
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Sneaky Peaky: Lands of Katernia
Lands of Katernia is the next big project from Lazy Wolf Studios. A three-book expansion to the world of Thrones & Bones, it will feature: 1. Creatures of Katernia—a monster book 2. Chronicles of ...
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Birchly @birchly.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
If GenAI were meant to support artists, it would. Instead its common exploitative use makes it impossible for many to make a living. It is designed only to transfer power from those with wisdom, taste, and discipline over to dimwits with profane and sordid appetites who cannot abide the word "no."
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Lou Anders @louanders.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I've spent the morning looking at roughs of flags for various countries in the upcoming setting guide and working on an art brief for a town for the adventure I'm working on. All of this is for Lands of Katernia, a #TTRPG trilogy coming to Kickstarter. Hope you'll follow along:
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Coming soon: Lands of Katernia: Monsters and Adventures for D&D & TOV
A tome of terrifying monsters, a book of epic adventures, and a new setting full of uncountable wonders.
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Lou Anders @louanders.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Both Wild Beyond the Witchlight and Baldur's Gate use a 5 part structure of 3 open sandboxes, linked by multiple choice funnels, framed by an intro and conclusion for story cohesion. Richard Pett and I use the same structure in Fury of the Forsaken. It's a great scaffolding for #TTRPG adventure s.
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Structure: The Scaffolding of TTRPG Design
Recently, a friend asked if he could pick my brain about structuring book-length tabletop roleplaying game adventure content. I said, "yes, of course," but afterwards I began to think. A lot of what I...
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Lou Anders @louanders.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Latest acquisition. Death on the Styx from @koboldpress.com
The cover of the book showing a creepy guy ushering you onto a boat.
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Lou Anders @louanders.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
A conversation elsewhere yesterday had me thinking about structure in #TTRPG adventure design. I decided to look at a WotC hardcover, a video game, and one of my own publications to discuss a structure I particular enjoy:
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Structure: The Scaffolding of TTRPG Design
Recently, a friend asked if he could pick my brain about structuring book-length tabletop roleplaying game adventure content. I said, "yes, of course," but afterwards I began to think. A lot of what I...
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Lou Anders @louanders.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
In 2012, I began work on what became the Thrones & Bones setting, used 1st in 3 children's novels, and then in some 13 #TTRPG products (not for kids) that focused on the Scandinavian-inspred area of the world. Countries of Katernia (1 of 3 books) is a system-neutral setting guide to the whole place.
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Coming soon: Lands of Katernia: Monsters and Adventures for D&D & TOV
A tome of terrifying monsters, a book of epic adventures, and a new setting full of uncountable wonders.
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Lou Anders @louanders.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Chronicles of Katernia is a book-length #TTRPG anthology adventure, written by a host of talented designers, that is one of three books in the upcoming trilogy of Monsters, Adventures, and Settings. Click to follow the Kickstarter along before it launches. www.kickstarter.com/projects/lou...
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Coming soon: Lands of Katernia: Monsters and Adventures for D&D & TOV
A tome of terrifying monsters, a book of epic adventures, and a new setting full of uncountable wonders.
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Lou Anders @louanders.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Countries of Katernia, one of three books in the upcoming #ttrpg Kickstarter, will feature scores of different regions, each with their own unique cultures, supported by the adventure book and monster book. www.kickstarter.com/projects/lou...
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Coming soon: Lands of Katernia: Monsters and Adventures for D&D & TOV
A tome of terrifying monsters, a book of epic adventures, and a new setting full of uncountable wonders.
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Lou Anders @louanders.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Lands of Katernia is a three-book #TTRPG project: a monster book, an adventure book, and a setting book. I started the monster book three years ago. I started the setting book, really, sixteen years ago. I hope you'll follow the project as we move towards launch:
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Coming soon: Lands of Katernia: Monsters and Adventures for D&D & TOV
A tome of terrifying monsters, a book of epic adventures, and a new setting full of uncountable wonders.
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Lou Anders @louanders.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Coming to Kickstarter: Lands of Katernia for #d&d and #talesofthevaliant is a trilogy of books featuring a monster tome, an adventure anthology, and a setting guide. It's a continent's worth of adventures, thrilling adversaries, and political powder kegs. Sign up to be notified when it goes live.
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Coming soon: Lands of Katernia: Monsters and Adventures for D&D & TOV
A tome of terrifying monsters, a book of epic adventures, and a new setting full of uncountable wonders.
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Lou Anders @louanders.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
The Pre-Launch page for the next Kickstarter is up. Lands of Katernia is an ambitious, 3-book project greatly expanding the world of Thrones & Bones. Check out the latest Lazy Wolves newsletter, which dives into detail about what to expect. lazy-wolves.ghost.io/introducing-... #dungeonsanddragons
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Introducing: Lands of Katernia
Last night, we unveiled the Pre-launch page for the new Kickstarter, Lands of Katernia. Lands of Katernia is an ambitious, three-book project that will greatly broaden and enrich the Thrones & Bones ...
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Lou Anders @louanders.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
The Pre-Launch page for the next #TTRPG Kickstarter is up. Not much there yet but some very cool art by William O'Brien and a brief description. This will grow over the next few. But sign up to be notified and watch the space.#Dungeonsanddragons #Talesofthevaliant www.kickstarter.com/projects/lou...
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Coming soon: Lands of Katerina: Monsters and Adventures for D&D & TOV
A tome of terrifying monsters, a book of epic adventures, and a new setting full of uncountable wonders.
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Nick Sousanis @nsousanis.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
As folks gear up for the new semester, a reminder if anyone needs it, my Ai statement is available for people to make use of in their own materials. It’s downloadable and printable from my site here spinweaveandcut.com/fall-2025-sy...
a snippet of a mini-comic, at top - straight line stretches from point A to B. Immediately below, same dot at A, then becomes a curving, meandering line that winds through the page and ends at a point with rays and a question mark emanating from it. Text reads: "Nothing can do this for you - for that robs you of experience and conflates answers with learning. Rather, it's all the decisions you make along the way, the mistakes, struggles, and surprises! These pathways you create - this is learning. 

https://spinweaveandcut.com/fall-2025-syllabi/
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Clay Griffith @claygriffith.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Let's face it, corruption, war, and hyperinflation really is a small price to pay for a Golden Age of Bigotry.
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ered @ered.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Seen some talk of unethical fiction, so here’s my take
Three panel comic titled Unethical Fiction: 
1. Made with AI
2. Printed on human skin
3. The author uses their profits to fund a hate group.
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Lou Anders @louanders.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Fantasy author Chris Willrich just played a mashup of my own adventure "The Aptrgangr's Challenge," intended for the Scandinavian-themed Norrøngard campaign setting and the fan-made Star Trek RPG, Where No Man Has Gone Before. The result works better than it has any right to.
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Guest Post: Where No Man Has Gone Before
Science Fiction & Fantasy author Chris Willrich takes over Lazy Wolves today. Chris did something I never expected. He merged one of my Thrones & Bones adventures with a fan-made Star Trek game, sendi...
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Lou Anders @louanders.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Seriously Fuck AI.
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Internet Dad @whatahellofawaytodad.com · 11/08/2026
We fed the book Don't build the Torment Nexus into the Torment Nexus and the results are a hoot
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Lou Anders @louanders.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
The Tome Show sat down with @whatdoiknowjr.bsky.social and @slyflourish.com to look at @koboldpress.com's Tales of the Valiant. What I didn't expect was so many kind shoutouts to my own ToV products in the Thrones & Bones line. It's a really good discussion though (even omitting that). Check it out:
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Tome 404 Tales of the Valiant Review | The Tome Show
In this episode Jeff and Tracy sit down with Jared Rascher and Mike Shea to talk about Kobold Press' D&D-like RPG, Tales of the Valiant. Back Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster on Kickstarter! Thanks to ...
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Lou Anders @louanders.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Last weekend, I attended GenCon in Indianapolis, along with some 70k+ other gamers. Here is my short summation of a wonderful time. lazy-wolves.ghost.io/gencon-2026/ #GenCon #TTRPG
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GenCon 2026
Last weekend was GenCon in Indianapolis, Indiana. Attendance was reported to be around 72,000 folks, and Yours Truly was one of them. Last year was my first time at this show as a gamer, and I hope t...
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Rachael Smith @rachaelsmith.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
✨NEW COMIC ANNOUNCEMENT✨ It's here! It's here! The first episode of MUGSHOT is now LIVE on Webtoon. Read it here: www.mugshotcomic.com I'm so excited and nervous aaargh. Please like and subscribe and share and all that stuff! TYSM xxx
A wolf puppy flies through space.
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Paul "Princejvstin" Weimer @princejvstin.com · 31/07/2026
Although the PCs have not been there yet, to the south of the main play area (so far) of The 13th Icon lies Bense and a version of the Scandinavian world that Lou has built. I read through his work some months ago and was impressed and wanted to lift parts of it for my game world
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Lou Anders @louanders.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Today is the final 24 hours of the Thrones & Bones Bundle of Holding. Campaign Setting, Players Guide, city maps, character sheets, and 15 adventures, two of which are book length. All in a fully realized Scandinavian setting. bundleofholding.com/presents/Thr... #dungeonsanddragons #ttrpg
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Thrones & Bones Bundle
Adventurer! Beat the heat with this all-new Thrones & Bones Bundle featuring Norrøngard, the tabletop fantasy roleplaying campaign setting from novelist and designer Lou Anders at Lazy Wolf Studios. I...
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Lou Anders @louanders.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
The music of @robynhitchcock.bsky.social has always meant a great deal to me. Today, he's out with a new album, The Confuser. Upon 4th listen, I wrote up my thoughts about this latest offering.
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Nothing Confusing...
Robyn Hitchcock's latest album, The Confuser, is out today. I've been listening to Hitchcock since 1989 and going to his shows since about 1992. I've got everything that's gottenable and some things ...
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Lou Anders @louanders.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
I finished watching #StarTrek Enterprise S3 last night. I'm glad I stuck with the show. It took a long while and the sexism threw me out more than once, but it finally got good this season. T'Pol and Hoshi both had strong moments. I loved seeing the mounting destruction of the ship. Eager for S4.
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Rachael Smith @rachaelsmith.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Pssst! Plans for the new graphic novel collection of 'Nap Comix' strips are AFOOT! Click here for info and a first look at the cover: www.kickstarter.com/projects/fli... And please please please click the 'Notify me on Launch' button 🙏💗 that would help me out a lot!
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Coming soon: Nap Comix: First Steps
Bringing year two of the acclaimed webcomic to life in graphic novel form.
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Lou Anders @louanders.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
It really does. This however is adorable.
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John Picacio @johnpicacio.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
RPG Warriors! This is your moment! 👀
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Paul "Princejvstin" Weimer @princejvstin.com · 17/07/2026
Oh look, a Humble Bundle from @louanders.bsky.social with his Norrøngard setting for 5e bundleofholding.com/presents/Thr...
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Thrones & Bones Bundle
Adventurer! Beat the heat with this all-new Thrones & Bones Bundle featuring Norrøngard, the tabletop fantasy roleplaying campaign setting from novelist and designer Lou Anders at Lazy Wolf Studios. I...
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Lou Anders @louanders.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Norrøngard is sometimes shorthanded as a "Viking setting" but that's not really true. It's a Scandinavian setting set in a land that is a generation or two past its Viking period, learning to adjust their values and interact with a wider world (with inevitable pockets of pushback). #TTRPG
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Thrones & Bones Bundle
Adventurer! Beat the heat with this all-new Thrones & Bones Bundle featuring Norrøngard, the tabletop fantasy roleplaying campaign setting from novelist and designer Lou Anders at Lazy Wolf Studios. I...
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Walt @waltw.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Amazing deal if you’ve never checked out Lou’s campaign setting before. He and his collaborators did some fantastic work on these.
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Alison Sampson is working @alisonsampson.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Hi #PortfolioDay, I'm Alison drawing comics and covers, work with Image Comics, Oni, Marvel, Boom, IDW, more. I like drawing emotions, trying to grasp the ungraspable and using space, gravity optional. Looking to book future comic projects for 2027. www.alisonsampson.com mail at alissamp@gmail.com
person of fluid gender holding a bowl with a snake while lots of ladies have lots of feels behind them, it is the Lady Caroline, a #1 cover for the Gastronomique comic from Boom StudiosCover for Die, The Death of Ophelia, with Centipedes: not everyone is having a good timeLine art from an unidentifed comic, double page layout, a woman is breaking into an ornate and large building in the rain, at nightLine art and colour from an unidentified comic, a woman runs through a forest, she may be being pursued.
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Lou Anders @louanders.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Very sorry to hear about Sam Neill.
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Lou Anders @louanders.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Constitution Class and three D7s.
A small model of a constitution glass starship on a clear baseA small model of three Klingon cruisers on clear bases
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Lou Anders @louanders.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
I really like how the Klingon D7 battle cruisers are coming along. I painted them all silver. And then I used contrast green and brushed it on until it was very thin, more like a wash than a contrast paint. I like the way it looks.
Three little  3-D printed Klingon ships painted a metallic green.
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