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Maxim Lowe @maximlowe.com · 08/08/2026

Unfortunately I’m away from home for a while, so I can’t hold these in my hands yet… but Cairn Press delivering on their promise of speedy fulfillment. Congrats @yochaigal.bsky.social Filipp and @hilandergames.bsky.social !

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Robin Carpenter @robino.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Sorcerous Lemure

black & white, ink.
A strange demon- its lower half made of a mount of writhing demonic flesh, the upper body is cloaked in a black fur shirt studded with living bestial eyes. The head of the demon is hidden behind a sack made of living skin bearing a withered face

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Chaoclypse (Brandon Yu) @chaoclypse.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

I coded a web app that xerox's your images for fun! Just drag an image in and play with the dials. If nothing shows up (or it's all black) you may want to play with the threshold (first slider). Press "S" to save the image! editor.p5js.org/Chaoclypse/f...

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Demi ElGato @demielgato.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

My new OSE zine: Olig-Vald will be live on ks on August 3rd www.kickstarter.com/projects/365... A micro hexcrawl adventure for OSE characters of level 4 and up. Monsters, dungeons, spells, a detailed town with unique (and uniquely horrible) NPCs and more! #ttrpg #ose #osr #dnd

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Coming soon: Flowers of Fantasy and Fate Issue #1

Olig-Vald, a dangerous micro-hexcrawl for OSE characters of Level 4 and up. 32 letter-sized pages jammed full of gameable material.

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Karly! @karlyanddd.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

New girlfriend joint by me and @kayspixels.bsky.social Our submission for the Appendix N game jam, written for Cairn, and free! Thanks for taking a look 🚀 #appxnjam #cairn karlyanders.itch.io/stormsong-of...

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Stormsong of the Crimson Vale by karlyanders

A Cairn 2e Adventure for the Appx. N Jam 2026

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Ryan Lynch @outridercreative.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

It's Perils & Princesses community copy day! Whenever I initiate a payout, I add community copies for every sale plus a few extra. Had a good month so there's a good amount up there outrider-creative.itch.io

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Outrider Creative

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Demi ElGato @demielgato.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Olig-Vald is a fantasy micro-hexcrawl for OSE designed for characters of level 4 or higher. Kickstarting on August 3rd. 2 dungeons, 5 Druid spells, 3 new monsters, 4 magic items and much much more!

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Maxim Lowe @maximlowe.com · 20/07/2026

Dragonmeet was my first con. It also felt huge to me! Not necessarily “too big.” Lots of gaming too, but it’s only a one-day con.

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directsun @directsun.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

This is the true story of my gaming weekend vacation in Portland. Looking forward to the next one ❤️ puzzledungeon.com/between-two-...

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Between Two Cons

This is the true story of my gaming weekend in Portland.

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Maxim Lowe @maximlowe.com · 20/07/2026

Thank you for the kind words! Hope to see you at a con in the future—if not B2C2, then perhaps another across the pond! I’ll be back in France in the spring. Do you recommend any cons other than Dragonmeet and GrellCon?

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edmo @edmocat.itch.io · 20/07/2026

I really enjoyed this retrospective on Between Two Cons by Maxim - a way for me to vicariously enjoy the kind of convention I wish would be within (reasonable) travel distance of me! blog.maximlowe.com/between-two-...

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Between Two Cons Retrospective

Two weeks ago, I traveled to Portland, Oregon for Between Two Cons, a "casual and inclusive convention dedicated to independent and old-school role-playi...

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Maxim Lowe @maximlowe.com · 17/07/2026

Another great write-up, this time by the news! Thank you @crapstacular.bsky.social

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Maxim Lowe @maximlowe.com · 15/07/2026

This is a lovely B2C write-up from Richard (with a much-appreciated focus on the good food he ate in Portland). More B2C retrospectives, please!

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Maxim Lowe @maximlowe.com · 13/07/2026

Thank you! I’m so glad it was useful for you. Next year! And/or ArcaneCon?

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Maxim Lowe @maximlowe.com · 13/07/2026

Thank you! Hope to see you there next year!

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Maxim Lowe @maximlowe.com · 12/07/2026

I finally got around to writing my recap of Between Two Cons! Which ruled. This is the first post on my new blog, too! It includes pictures from the weekend, some favorite moments, and summaries of the games I played. More detailed play reports to come. blog.maximlowe.com/between-two-...

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Between Two Cons Retrospective

Two weeks ago, I traveled to Portland, Oregon for Between Two Cons, a "casual and inclusive convention dedicated to independent and old-school role-playi...

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Maxim Lowe @maximlowe.com · 12/07/2026

Thank you! I think you might be my first reader. Did you find it on Rootring? And were you at B2C?? I met lots of people who I still haven't connected to their online profiles, haha.

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Maxim Lowe @maximlowe.com · 09/07/2026

I just backed this (finally, oops). You should too! (You have 10 hours!)

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Maxim Lowe @maximlowe.com · 07/07/2026

It was such a pleasure meeting and playing a game with you! See you in Knot Hollow next time I’m in town 😎

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Maxim Lowe @maximlowe.com · 29/06/2026

Looks beautiful. I want one!

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Maxim Lowe @maximlowe.com · 28/06/2026

Hope to see you there next year!

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Maxim Lowe @maximlowe.com · 28/06/2026

So great meeting you and Marissa! It would be great to see you at Arcane Con if you can make it. Looking forward to my copy of Harwood!

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Maxim Lowe @maximlowe.com · 28/06/2026

It was actually just the name of a space colony haha, but I like yours

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Maxim Lowe @maximlowe.com · 28/06/2026

Between Two Cons was perfect! Special shout out to my incredible GMs @directsun.bsky.social @naeolin.bsky.social @orchardmartin.bsky.social. I became a stag lord, flipped a switch, and saved First Dust. Congratulations & thank you @yochaigal.bsky.social @bradkerr.net @betterlegends.bsky.social

A group of players after a session of A Familiar Tower by DirectSun

A group of players after a session of Blackout by Martin Orchard (PointlessMonument)

A group of players after a session of Stag Lord’s Sanctum by Derek B (Naeolin / Widdershins Wandering)

The crowd at the live episode of Between Two Cairns at Norse Hall

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Maxim Lowe @maximlowe.com · 25/06/2026

Ready for (eating at) Between Two Cons?? See you in a couple hours, Portland! Some people have been asking for a higher resolution file; here’s the PDF! drive.google.com/file/d/1NT4r...

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B2C_Foodcrawl_Map.pdf

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Maxim Lowe @maximlowe.com · 15/11/2025

I drew a map for my friend's book! The book is called The Last Man; you can read more about it here: peterrobertsbooks.com

A black and white hand-drawn map of a coastal fantasy world, entitled "The Lost Coast and its Environs."

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Maxim Lowe @maximlowe.com · 06/06/2026

I made a map of the food, drinks, and lodging near betweentwocons.com.  View it on the website—or grab a newspaper-sized version in-person when you pick up @eeldip.bsky.social's mega-zine "The Grotto." See you there, nerds!

A sprawling fantasy map of the blocks around Norse Hall, the venue of Between Two Cons. Restaurants, coffee shops, and hotels are all labeled. Each block is hand illustrated with some fantasy nonsense.

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Maxim Lowe @maximlowe.com · 04/02/2026

Wow this is stunning!! Beautiful art and layout, and super easy to read

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Maxim Lowe @maximlowe.com · 30/12/2025

Thanks! I’ll have to give it a try. My favorite fountain pen for drawing is the TWSBI diamond. It’s also refillable; in fact I’m pretty sure it doesn’t take cartridges

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Maxim Lowe @maximlowe.com · 30/12/2025

Platinum carbon 🔥🔥 what’s the pen?

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Maxim Lowe @maximlowe.com · 18/12/2025

Thanks so much for the info! :-) Still probably gonna get it in that case, but: do you recommend any specific modern historians’ work on the topic?

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Maxim Lowe @maximlowe.com · 16/12/2025

This looks so fascinating. As a non-academic interested in this sort of stuff, would you recommend buying it? It’s in my cart! I only hesitate to pull the trigger since there’s no PDF preview.

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Maxim Lowe @maximlowe.com · 10/12/2025

Haha, small world! Great haul :-)

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Maxim Lowe @maximlowe.com · 10/12/2025

Natalie Andrewson, Head Lopper, and Magic Mayhem Metal all huge artistic inspirations for me :-) I briefly stopped someone at the Melsonian booth to comment on their MMM purchase—was that you??

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Maxim Lowe @maximlowe.com · 04/12/2025

So true. I’m always happy to see Foyle’s War content lol

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Maxim Lowe @maximlowe.com · 02/12/2025

I finished it. It was awesome. Excellent appendix. Great work by everyone involved!

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Maxim Lowe @maximlowe.com · 02/12/2025

Some TTRPG reading while I take the train out of the city to visit mom. I had no idea what to expect when I copped this at Dragonmeet, but I’m quickly realizing it’s much weirder and cooler than I could have imagined. A Perfect Wife by @amandalee.bsky.social @zedecksiew.bsky.social & Scrap World

An interior spread of A Perfect Wife by Zedeck Siew, Amanda Lee Franck, and Scrap World. Meudon in the background.

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Maxim Lowe @maximlowe.com · 30/11/2025

Daniel and @davidblandyrpgs.bsky.social, it was a pleasure meeting you both, thank you for chatting :-) I started reading Eco Mofos tonight after finally grabbing a copy this weekend. I’m in love with the setting and the beauty of the book—didn’t realize what I’ve been missing out on!

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Maxim Lowe @maximlowe.com · 30/11/2025

Had a wonderful time at #Dragonmeet! Bought lots of great books, met some lovely people, and played in an AD&D game GMed by @andrewwalter.bsky.social

lots of nerds milling about the venue at dragonmeet

the table of Merry Mushmen and Lost Pages, featuring plethora beautiful books

a table of books sold by Melsonian Arts Council

8 people sitting around a table, basking in the afterglow of a game of AD&D 1e

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Maxim Lowe @maximlowe.com · 29/11/2025

These are so great! So alive. I wish artists posted preliminary sketches like these more often.

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Maxim Lowe @maximlowe.com · 15/11/2025

I drew a map for my friend's book! The book is called The Last Man; you can read more about it here: peterrobertsbooks.com

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Maxim Lowe @maximlowe.com · 15/11/2025

Awesome, thank you! Will run, not walk, to their stand

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Maxim Lowe @maximlowe.com · 15/11/2025

Just looking at the quickstart—there's so much amazing art!! Will you / Bastionland Press be tabling at Dragonmeet? (And if so would you be selling this there?)

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Maxim Lowe @maximlowe.com · 08/11/2025

Oh wow. I understand why that guy got a t-shirt of that roast beef.

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Maxim Lowe @maximlowe.com · 30/09/2025

My pamphlet adventure Ghostwalkers of Gjöll made it to the judges' final picks of the Appendix N Jam! <3 You can check out the adventure here: waxmole.itch.io/gjoll And you can watch the judges' livestream here: www.youtube.com/live/L8M8k-U...

Screenshot of a livestream. Four judges on the left, and half of the pages of the Ghostwalkers of Gjöll pamphlet adventure, including the cover featuring the skull of a Draugr wearing a helmet.

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