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Science & Sorcery @scienceandsorcery.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Mangroves remain one of the great underappreciated ecosystems, not only as a natural barrier to flooding but also as rich unique ecosystems in their own right that often serve as hatcheries for both marine and aquatic species - in other words, this is some great news!
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Science & Sorcery @scienceandsorcery.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
There's a bit of a debate at the minute here in the UK as our next generation of banknotes are going to have native wild animals on them, and what animals should make the cut? What animals would you put on your IRL location money and/or the money of your games TTRPG setting?
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ESA Exploration @exploration.esa.int · 04/06/2026
🔴 The remains of a vast body of water might be awaiting us on Mars. @esa.int's ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover will land where water once ran deeper and wider than previously thought. A new study points to an ancient bed of clay that could hold evidence of past life. www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
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ExoMars rover targets vast bed of clay in search for life
In the region where the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover will search for signs of life, clay deposits extend beyond previous estimates, a new study finds. One hypothesis even suggests a vast ocean once...
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Science & Sorcery @scienceandsorcery.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
-Alex begins making notes for a new game system-
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Evil Hat @evilhat.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Note: We do not use AI. Period. We pay humans to create our games, end-to-end. Adobe recently implemented a feature that quietly injected AI alt text into Umdaar. We've removed it, updated the PDF, and disabled the feature. We apologize for the error, please download the latest PDF. Also: Fuck AI.
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Science & Sorcery @scienceandsorcery.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
One technique I advocate is just sprinkling in cool sounding names to a campaign with no actual lore behind them yet as texture and seeds for future development. What is the Weeping Mountain of Xand? The Bearskull Princess? The Ghostdrinkers? Absolutely no idea, but we can find out together!
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Science & Sorcery @scienceandsorcery.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
It's Pride this month, so it's always an especially great time to follow some of the many incredibly queer creators working in TTRPGs right now!
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Joséphine McAdam @jcvim.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Day 1 of #UKGE down with an incredible Discworld show! Thank you to all who came out, the audience was fantastic!!!! What an absolute blast with this crew! 💖 @itsquinns.bsky.social @sciwithrach.bsky.social @theneoncaster.bsky.social @modiphius.bsky.social
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Rowan Rook and Decard @rowanrookanddecard.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
It is safe in the UKGE booth. Staff have been fed and can be trusted.
Ukge book with jimm crouched behind eat the rich with a stake
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The Neon Caster 🎙 Tabletop Vtuber @theneoncaster.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Day two at UKGE with @threesailsstudios.bsky.social ! I don't think I could out-pose my girl Evie Dence, drag queen detective, tho Come find us at Hall 3, Stall 3-743!
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Science & Sorcery @scienceandsorcery.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
The way that City of Espers already transcends the medium of "game" is such a vibe. The art, the OCs and the fashion are already flowing. Can't wait to see how it blossoms further once it's out!
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ᴰʳ Khalil Thirlaway @drtalksalot.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
TONIGHT ZOMBIE SIBLING DRAMA TELLING IMPROVISED STORIES THROUGH GAMEPLAY (no brain space for better words)
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Science & Sorcery @scienceandsorcery.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Our very own @drtalksalot.bsky.social is in this! Tune into @euphoriaap.bsky.social THIS WEDNESDAY for some beautifully dark and tragically heartwarming sibling storytelling ❤️‍🩹 Deets below ⬇️
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Science & Sorcery @scienceandsorcery.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Our very own @drtalksalot.bsky.social is in this! Tune into @euphoriaap.bsky.social THIS WEDNESDAY for some beautifully dark and tragically heartwarming sibling storytelling ❤️‍🩹 Deets below ⬇️
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ᴰʳ Khalil Thirlaway @drtalksalot.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
WE MADE A COOL THING Is it a game? An improvised story? A short film? YES! Tune in for tragedy ❤️‍🩹 and warmth 🫂 and drama 😱 and spookiness 🧟‍♂️ 🗓️: This Wednesday! ⏰: 7pm BST 💻: twitch.tv/EUphoriaAP
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Science & Sorcery @scienceandsorcery.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
🚨 LIVE NOW 🚨 "Did you look up? Did you see it coming? Did the ground shake before the light came?" Four dinosaurs mark the end of days in the explosive end to A LAND OUT OF TIME, a Ten Candles two-shot. Watch & chat live with us on YouTube: youtu.be/BPqx_1M8Qy0
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THE LAND OUT OF TIME | A Ten Candles TTRPG Adventure | Grand Finale
The era of dinosaurs is ending and a new era is waiting to be born. This is the grand finale of a story that began 65 million years ago and ended quite abruptly, in a place known as THE LAND OUT OF…
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Science & Sorcery @scienceandsorcery.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
🚨 Premiering on YouTube in one hour! 🚨 The era of dinosaurs is going out with a bang! Four monstrous lizards will face their fate in the grand finale of a LAND OUT OF TIME. 💥🦖‼️ 📅: TONIGHT ⏰: 7pm GMT 💻: youtu.be/BPqx_1M8Qy0
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THE LAND OUT OF TIME | A Ten Candles TTRPG Adventure | Grand Finale
The era of dinosaurs is ending and a new era is waiting to be born. This is the grand finale of a story that began 65 million years ago and ended quite abruptly, in a place known as THE LAND OUT OF…
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Science & Sorcery @scienceandsorcery.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
🚨TOMORROW NIGHT🚨Our favourite four doomed dinosaurs witness the end in the grand finale of THE LAND OUT OF TIME, a Ten Candles two-shot. Will Brightweather weather the storm? Will Bambi continue to be? Will Clive survive? Will Dot get got? 📅: TOMORROW NIGHT ⏰: 7pm GMT 💻: youtu.be/BPqx_1M8Qy0
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Science & Sorcery @scienceandsorcery.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
🦕 + 🪨 = ⁉️ Dino math is hard. Dino survival is harder. The grand finale of THE LAND OUT OF TIME, a Ten Candles two-shot, explodes onto your screens on Monday 16th March @ 7pm GMT. 💥 Watch both episodes on the Science and Sorcery YouTube channel: youtube.com/@scienceands...
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Science & Sorcery @scienceandsorcery.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
The dinosaur apocalypse is inevitable. 💥🦖‼️ Will Brightweather weather the storm? Will Bambi continue to be? Will Dot get got? Will Clive survive? THE LAND OUT OF TIME, a Ten Candles two-shot, concludes on Mon 16th March @ 7pm GMT 🥀 Watch both episodes on YouTube: youtube.com/@scienceands...
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Science & Sorcery @scienceandsorcery.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
A question echoes from the Cretaceous period into the Anthropocene: how do you keep hope alive when your world is ending? 🐣❣️🦖 Find out on Monday 16th March @ 7pm GMT in the grand finale of our Ten Candles two-shot, THE LAND OUT OF TIME 🥀 Watch both episodes on YouTube: youtube.com/@scienceands...
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Science & Sorcery @scienceandsorcery.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
WE'RE LIVE! www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtBh...
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The Land Out of Time - Part 1 of 2
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Becca Mellema @beccmel2.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
IT’S TODAY!!! IT’S HAPPENING!!
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Science & Sorcery @scienceandsorcery.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
🚨 Premiering on YouTube in one hour! 🚨 Get ready for cute dinos, lots of feelings and some unexpected happenings in the late Cretaceous! 📅: TONIGHT ⏰: 7pm GMT 💻: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtBh...
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The Land Out of Time - Part 1 of 2
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Science & Sorcery @scienceandsorcery.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
🚨TONIGHT🚨 Join our four dinotagonists trying to find meaning at the end of the world! 🦕🦖❤️‍🩹☄️ 📅: TONIGHT ⏰: 7pm GMT 💻: www.youtube.com/@scienceands...
Poster of an orange-feathered bambiraptor dinosaur on a background of golden sands and dry trees. Text at the top reads "Hummalou as Bambi", and at the bottom reads "The Land Out of Time: A Ten Candles Tragedy" next to the Science & Sorcery logo.Poster of an orange-feathered orcytodromeus dinosaur on a background of salt flats. Text at the top reads "RahRah as Bright Weather", and at the bottom reads "The Land Out of Time: A Ten Candles Tragedy" next to the Science & Sorcery logo.Poster of a brown and white parasaurolophus dinosaur with a magenta crest, on a background of hills. Text at the top reads "Gina Susanna as Dot", and at the bottom reads "The Land Out of Time: A Ten Candles Tragedy" next to the Science & Sorcery logo.Poster of a pale purple iguanodon dinosaur giving a thumbs up with its spiked thumb, on a background of dusty plains. Text at the top reads "Khalil Thirlaway as Clive", and at the bottom reads "The Land Out of Time: A Ten Candles Tragedy" next to the Science & Sorcery logo.
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Science & Sorcery @scienceandsorcery.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Rounding out the lineup is our very own @drtalksalot.bsky.social! 🥳 Khalil plays Clive, a down-on-his-luck iguanadon that can't stop giving the world two thumbs up 👍😬👍☄️ Will that protect him in a world that's falling apart? Find out this coming Monday, 16th Feb on our YouTube channel!
Poster of a pale purple iguanodon dinosaur giving a thumbs up with its spiked thumb, on a background of dusty plains. Text at the top reads "Khalil Thirlaway as Clive", and at the bottom reads "The Land Out of Time: A Ten Candles Tragedy" next to the Science & Sorcery logo.
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Science & Sorcery @scienceandsorcery.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Up next is Dot the parasaurolophus, played by the incredible @ohheyitsgina.bsky.social! 🤩 Gina describes Dot as "a soft girl" and "no hair, only RIDGE (maybe a subtle lash)" ✨👁️👃👁️✨ Are softness, ridge and a subtle lash enough to get through the end of the world? Find out on Monday 16th Feb!
Poster of a brown and white parasaurolophus dinosaur with a magenta crest, on a background of hills. Text at the top reads "Gina Susanna as Dot", and at the bottom reads "The Land Out of Time: A Ten Candles Tragedy" next to the Science & Sorcery logo.
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Science & Sorcery @scienceandsorcery.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Next up, we have the iconic @rahrah.bsky.social as Bright Weather, the house-proud oryctodromeus with a family-sized hole in his life 🥺 Will he find what he's been looking for at the end of the world? 🫂 ☄️ Tune in on Monday 16th Feb to find out!
Poster of an orange-feathered orcytodromeus dinosaur on a background of salt flats. Text at the top reads "RahRah as Bright Weather", and at the bottom reads "The Land Out of Time: A Ten Candles Tragedy" next to the Science & Sorcery logo.
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Hummalou @hummalou.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
This game was incredibly special to make! Can't wait for folks to see it!
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Science & Sorcery @scienceandsorcery.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
The first cast announcement for The Land Out of Time is the wonderful @hummalou.bsky.social! 🥰 The smallest of our four dinos, Bambi the bambiraptor has been affectionately called a "spicy chicken". Will this chicken make it across the proverbial road of life? 🐓☄️ Find out on Monday 16th Feb!
Poster of an orange-feathered bambiraptor dinosaur on a background of golden sands and dry trees. Text at the top reads "Hummalou as Bambi", and at the bottom reads "The Land Out of Time: A Ten Candles Tragedy" next to the Science & Sorcery logo.
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Science & Sorcery @scienceandsorcery.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Next Monday get ready for some prehistoric pathos as four dinosaurs try to find meaning at the end of the world! 🦕🦖 ❤️‍🩹 🌍️ ☄️ Brought to us by the wonderful @samsighs.bsky.social, and a cast you won't want to miss! Stay tuned for announcements this week 👀
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Science & Sorcery @scienceandsorcery.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
🥳 We’re back! 🥰 Science & Sorcery’s first show of 2026 will be dropping in exactly one week’s time 😱 Keep an eye out for updates on the story and our amazing cast all week 👀
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The RPGeeks @rpgeeksdnd.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Nerd Out To The Max in this ridiculous scifi one-shot filled with ear-facts, freaky parasites and the shoehorning of spice girls lyrics into any and every situation! Watch @sciwithrach.bsky.social, @samsighs.bsky.social, @drtalksalot.bsky.social and The RPGeeks in SPACE NERDS on YouTube now!
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Space Nerds...in SPACE | a TTRPG one-shot 🚀
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Science & Sorcery @scienceandsorcery.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Join us in supporting the Games Against Genocide fundraiser with $10 or more to recieve a bundle of FIFTY TTRPGs! Donate by Friday 12th Dec to help @msf.ca carry out their ongoing relief work in Palestine 🇵🇸 🕊️ LINK: tiltify.com/@jesthehuman... Organised by the amazing @jesthehuman.itch.io ❤️
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ᴰʳ Khalil Thirlaway @drtalksalot.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Dragonmeet 2025 was a blast! Getting so many of my favourite creative nerds in one place is a unique joy 🥰 Lots of exciting collaborations on the horizon for @scienceandsorcery.bsky.social! I was too busy yapping to take pictures, but big love to everyone who made the day so special! ❤️
The Science & Sorcery team at our stand, all smiling with our arms around each other's shoulders. The table is covered with flyers, zines, stickers and other paraphernalia/merch, and a banner to the side shows the Science & Sorcery logo along with our four key values: empowerment through STEM, science is not neutral, recognising the flaws, and building a better future.Six people standing together, smiling with their arms around each other's shoulders. Darcy has long been hair and is wearing a blue stripy jumper, glasses and antlers. Steph has long silver hair and is wearing a white jumper. Sam has short brown hair and beard, and is wearing a black t shirt with a picture of a frog knight riding a capybara on it. Khalil has very short brown hair and beard, and is wearing a cream t shirt with a dark blue open shirt over the top. Taylor has long dark hair and glasses, and is wearing a purple jumper and purple gengar beanie. Nick has curly dark hair and a short beard, and is wearing a light blue shirt with a dark green fleecy body warmer over the top.
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Science & Sorcery @scienceandsorcery.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
We're here! Come and dragon-meet us in #PodcastZone to grab... 🌟 A shiny sticker from a dragon's hoard 🧌A hand-drawn monster to take home 📜 A zine filled with science-inspired Monsters for the @threesailsstudios.bsky.social game, Mappa Mundi! 🗺️ #Dragonmeet2025
The S&S crew at their Dragonmeet table in the podcast zonehand-drawn monsters including a griffin, a vampire, and a dragonflyers and zines on a tablecloth showing the "veloci-lobster", an original S&S monstera dragon sits atop a dice tower, guarding some shiny stickers
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Science & Sorcery @scienceandsorcery.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
Check out Naomi's excellent guide for getting around the Excel today ⬇️
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Science & Sorcery @scienceandsorcery.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Science & Sorcery is an actual play studio creating STEM focused one-shots and campaigns ⚗️ ✨ 🎲 We're a team of 4 science communicators & performers: @dagmarmadillo.bsky.social @sciwithrach.bsky.social @drtalksalot.bsky.social @alexjholt.bsky.social Watch us on YouTube! buff.ly/mBK6CbC
An infographic with a pale background. Black text reads "Science & Sorcery's messages"

Four information boxes include the following:
A blue box with a raised fist icon. "Empowerment through STEM. Understanding the world through science is a joyful and empowering experience."

A green box with a positive/negative icon. "Science is not neutral. It influences and is influenced by a wide variety of social, historical, political and cultural factors"

A yellow box with an icon of our planet. "Recognising the flaws. The world we live in is deeply flawed in terms of humanity's treatment of power, wealth, the planet and each other."

An orange box with a lightbulb icon. "Building a better future. By imagining new worlds we can identify problems, solutions and alternatives that we can transfer into reality through our actions."
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Science & Sorcery @scienceandsorcery.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Only 3 more sleeps 'til #dragonmeet! 🐉 🎲 Find our table at #PodcastZone2025 for shiny stickers, stamps, and science-inspired monsters 😱 This year, @podcastzoneuk.bsky.social is showcasing SEVENTEEN incredible TTRPG shows - get to know us here: fkth.notion.site/Podcast-Zone...
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Science & Sorcery @scienceandsorcery.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
TONIGHT, 7pm GMT: S&S meets the RPGeeks! Our @drtalksalot.bsky.social and @sciwithrach.bsky.social join S&S alum and @whohurtyouap.bsky.social founder @samsighs.bsky.social along with the whole @rpgeeksdnd.bsky.social crew for a game of SPACE NERDS. Watch live on YouTube!
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LIVE | Space Nerds!
A bunch of absolute nerds get put in charge of a starship - what could possibly go wrong?'Space Nerds' is a game where tortured analogies and cheesy similes ...
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The RPGeeks @rpgeeksdnd.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
In space only similes will save you! 'Space Nerds' is a game where tortured analogies can solve any scifi technobabble dilemma. Find out how obsessive knowledge of Pokemon, Musicals, Warhammer and the Spice Girls will save the day in a nerd-filled TTRPG-one shot live on YouTube this Tuesday!
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The RPGeeks @rpgeeksdnd.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Nerds: Assemble! The RPGeeks have teamed up with some of the biggest nerds we could find for a cheesetastic outer space adventure. Guests @sciwithrach.bsky.social, @drtalksalot.bsky.social and @samsighs.bsky.social join the Geeks this Tuesday evening to embrace their nerdiness and save the planet!
SPACE NERDS, a big title in a star trek like font with a metallic sheen, and images of six nerds in (photoshopped on) blue and gold uniforms. Behind them is a background of blurry stars and the bottom text reads 'Meet the nerdiest crew in the cosmos, Tuesday 25th Nov, 7pm UK'.
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PodcastZone 2025 🔜 Dragonmeet @podcastzoneuk.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Next up in #PodcastZone2025 is @scienceandsorcery.bsky.social! They harnesses the medium of TTRPGs to create bold, authentic, creative content that tells engaging stories built around scientific exploration. sciandsorcery.carrd.co #RPG #TTRPG #Dragonmeet #RPGconvention #tabletop #indiettrpg
Social media graphic featuring Science and Sorcery. Science and Sorcery harnesses the medium of TTRPGs to create bold, authentic, creative content that tells engaging stories built around scientific exploration.

As a collective of scientists and storytellers, we connect scientific topics and sociopolitical themes and empower audiences to act to make positive change.
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Science & Sorcery @scienceandsorcery.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Been a little quiet over here at S&S HQ as we've been taking some time to rest & recuperate. Some news! Going forward @samsighs.bsky.social is stepping back from the team, and you can find him mostly over at @whohurtyouap.bsky.social telling sad stories. We wish him all the best for the future.
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Science & Sorcery @scienceandsorcery.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
It's released today, and so we want to throw back to our playthrough of The Time We Have: A Conversation Between Brothers www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEWz... In this one-shot Sam and Khalil play two brothers, one infected and one not, and their final days together. It is a stunning game.
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The Time We Have - A Game about Saying Goodbye
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Maddy Searle @maddyisabstract.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
I've compiled ALL my actual play VODs into one playlist! Including games from: @euphoriaap.bsky.social @rpgeeksdnd.bsky.social @scienceandsorcery.bsky.social @miskatonicplayhouse.com @wairpodcast.bsky.social @actualplayuk.bsky.social @thebadspot.bsky.social @loremistress93.bsky.social AND MANY MORE!
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Maddy Searle's TTRPG VODs - YouTube
Here are all of Maddy's actual play streams, videos and interviews!
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Three Sails Studios @threesailsstudios.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Ooooh this'll be fun! I'll be there. Will you?!
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Science & Sorcery @scienceandsorcery.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Are you based in Liverpool? Do you like TTRPGs? Do you enjoy a free event? We're headed to the British Science Festival on 12th September for a live show, playing @threesailsstudios.bsky.social Mappa Mundi! Free tix available now!👇 britishscienceassociation-tickets.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
A blue, red and turquoise advert for the British Science Festival. Headline is "All events are FREE - book now!"
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Dr James Dillon - CreatePlay @jamesdillon.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Today's #TTRPG loot drop: Mappa Mundi by @threesailsstudios.bsky.social, cheers for promoting @scienceandsorcery.bsky.social
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Nick Munro Turner ➡️ UKGE 2027? @nickmunroturner.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Just caught up with this over lunch. This was a spicy episode! Lots of the plot points planted earlier are bearing fruit as well as sprouting yet more questions. Also @rhyslawton.bsky.social's performance as Martin Pine, Pine Martin was superb!
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