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Shawn Carpenter: Author and Unreliable Narrator

@shawn-the-gdb.bsky.social
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Author of THE PRICE OF REDEMPTION & Tides of Magic Series; Ambush Alley Games co-conspirator; Based on a True Story

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Shawn Carpenter: Author and Unreliable Narrator @shawn-the-gdb.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
If you're a TTRPG player and haven't discovered the wonderful games produced by the Drakes, do yourself a favor check out their new solo-tabletop and find out how successful you'd be as gig-chasing, perpetually broke, wanna-be earner in a cyber-dystopia! bsky.app/profile/acou...
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A Couple of Drakes @acoupleofdrakes.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Dead Net's goin' live tomorrow, y'all. Why don't we do a giveaway to help spread the word? Follow us, repost this post, help us get the word out, and I'll put your name in the hat for a copy of Dead Belt (Dead Net's older brother).
kickstarter.com
Coming soon: Dead Net - A Solo Tabletop RPG for High-Tech Low-Lifes
Dive the Dead Net, snag the paydata, survive the churn.
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Shawn Carpenter: Author and Unreliable Narrator @shawn-the-gdb.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
THE SILVER HAND, second book of the Tides of Magic Saga, is available now from all major booksellers! Join Enid and Nath in their next magical maritime adventure, which finds them facing political threats, duels, and a haunted ship that murders her captains!
simonandschuster.com
The Silver Hand
The swashbuckling sequel to The Price of Redemption filled to the brim with hauntings, naval battles, and sorcery—perfect for fans of Patrick O’Bri...
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readingreality.bsky.social @readingreality.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
A+ #BookReview: The Silver Hand by Shawn Carpenter #booksky @shawn-the-gdb.bsky.social @SagaPressBooks #fantasy #FantasyAdventure #NapoleonicWars #HistoricalFantasy My Review: The Silver Hand is the follow-up… www.readingreality.net/2026/08/a-bo…
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A+ #BookReview: The Silver Hand by Shawn Carpenter
My Review: The Silver Hand is the follow-up to the absolutely marvelous first book in the Tides of Magic series, The Price of Redemption. And it was well worth the damnable two year wait to get it. When Captain Rue Nath brings Redemption back into port, he knows whatever is waiting for him is going to be terrible. And he’s right. Nath is a thorn in the side of the Admiralty - not because he’s not a winning captain and not because his crew doesn’t perform well (not that Admiralty gives a fig about ANY crew).
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Shawn Carpenter: Author and Unreliable Narrator @shawn-the-gdb.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
I'm curious about how many of my fellow authors and game designers out there use Obsidian for as a knowledge base for their projects? If you're a fellow member of the Obsidian fan-club, I'd love to hear, especially if you're of a mind to share any lessons learned or indispensable plug-ins!
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Shawn Carpenter: Author and Unreliable Narrator @shawn-the-gdb.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
After a long hiatus from social media, but I've emerged from my hermitage to give the world a quick "wassup!" So. Wassup!!?
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Shawn Carpenter: Author and Unreliable Narrator @shawn-the-gdb.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Sorry I haven't been active much lately. A new job and the final touches on my 2nd book in the Tides of Magic Saga reduced me to a hermit!😒 I'm back, though, and with the cover to THE SILVER HAND (that 2nd book mentioned above) to show off!
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Dennis Detwiller @drgonzo123.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
The single greatest skill any artist can have is being able to FINISH SOMETHING.
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Shawn Carpenter: Author and Unreliable Narrator @shawn-the-gdb.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
My dear wife gave me an amazing gift this Christmas, and I'm just getting around to bragging about it online! He expanded my library with 9 volumes of fascinating facts, history, and lore from the Naval Records Society! Learn more at my author's website: www.theshawncarpenter.com/blog-1 #Iamwriting
A photo of a bookshelf, zoomed in to show 9 volumes of the (Royal) Navy Records society annuals dating from the 1950s and 60s.
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Shawn Carpenter: Author and Unreliable Narrator @shawn-the-gdb.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
I've been away from the social media scene for a while, which is never a good thing for an author with a new novel on the shelves to do. I'm back, though, and I'd like to remind you of my nautical fantasy novel, THE PRICE OF REDEMPTION. You can find it here: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Pr...
Cover of THE PRICE OF REDEMPTION, Tides of Magic, Book I, by Shawn Carpenter. It depicts a sailing ship's maintop mast and topgallant sail against a blue background. A blue checkered banner flies from the masthead. It depicts heraldic sea lion in gold against a checkered blue field.
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Joel Dane @joeldane.bsky.social · 12/03/2024
Weirdly, I always love praise, but praise from a writer whose work absolutely blows me away? I’m over here breathing into a paper bag.
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Kerstin Hall @kerstinhall.bsky.social · 12/03/2024
I have come to shout about a book, and I am imploring you to listen: The Ragpicker by Joel Dane is stunningly lovely. You want something beautiful, something profoundly weird, something actually new? THIS ONE.
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The Ragpicker
The Ragpicker wanders the lush, deserted Earth, haunted…
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Richard @ R. Rook 🔜 Sleep @rrookstudio.bsky.social · 31/10/2023
Happy Halloween, Skeeters! The latest news from Roseville Beach: we're just about $1100 away from our stretch goal to work with @annethegnome.bsky.social. www.kickstarter.com/projects/r-r...
kickstarter.com
Moonlight on Roseville Beach—A Queer Tabletop RPG
The original Game of Disco & Cosmic Horror, back on Kickstarter! Get the TTRPG rulebook and new mysteries for the ENnie-winning game.
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Shawn Carpenter: Author and Unreliable Narrator @shawn-the-gdb.bsky.social · 31/10/2023
It's exciting to see my first book starting to show up online, even thought it's not scheduled for release until the beginning of Q2, 2024. It really makes the whole thing start to feel more REAL. #amwriting #amwritingfantasy www.goodreads.com/book/show/19...
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The Price of Redemption
A debut female-led swashbuckling fantasy following powe…
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Zara Alfonso Illustration @zaraalfonso.bsky.social · 21/10/2023
Today is my birthday, I'd love if people would share my art 🥰🖤
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Bridgett Jeffries- Symphony Entertainment @symphonyhorror.bsky.social · 22/10/2023
We're on the move and getting closer!!! Back this ENnie Award winning game!
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Shawn Carpenter: Author and Unreliable Narrator @shawn-the-gdb.bsky.social · 20/10/2023
The art is wonderful and the use of color? Wow! I wish I had an eye for color like that.
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James Tynion IV @jamesthefourth.bsky.social · 20/10/2023
Happy Friday everybody
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Joltin’ Johnny Lucas @joltinjohnnylucas.bsky.social · 20/10/2023
Also, new in the Whatnot shop, HORRORIUM, a 40 )or thereabout) pg anthology of ink-stained wretchedness, in which I have a pinup.
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Richard @ R. Rook 🔜 Sleep @rrookstudio.bsky.social · 18/10/2023
New rule I just made up: Bluesky gets the news first! www.kickstarter.com/projects/r-r...
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Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social · 18/10/2023
In the night garden
Your sex life is now the last thing you watched. What’s the title?
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Danny THEE Himbo @br00taldan.bsky.social · 18/10/2023
FIRST POST! FIRST POST! FIRST POST! (screams cries throws up runs away hiding in closet) digitalthiccness.substack.com/p/one-small-...
digitalthiccness.substack.com
One small rep for himbo, one giant flexing arm for the community...
Oh boy, my first post! Don't mess it up...
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Shawn Carpenter: Author and Unreliable Narrator @shawn-the-gdb.bsky.social · 18/10/2023
If you're not backing Moonlight on Roseville Beach in hard cover for the graphic design alone, you should take a second and third look. And that's literally just the sweet icing on a very, very moist cake! Please show this game and its talented designers and artists some Kickstarter Love!
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Shawn Carpenter: Author and Unreliable Narrator @shawn-the-gdb.bsky.social · 18/10/2023
Nice, clean line work and great character design! Awesome stuff!
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Ned Raggett @nedraggett.bsky.social · 18/10/2023
Good writeup on this panel about AI and voice/movement acting here, applicable to movies, TV, gaming etc. Might suggest sharing it out to those may need to hear it.
gizmodo.com
Voice Actors Speak Out on the AI Regulations They Want to Have
At New York Comic Con, voice actors and union leadership explained how consent, compensation, and transparency will make AI fair.
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Shawn Carpenter: Author and Unreliable Narrator @shawn-the-gdb.bsky.social · 18/10/2023
More lovely work from Dave Acosta! I noticed today that while I am a writer and game designer, my feed is full of artists, specifically comic book and fantasy/SF artists. I'm still firmly in the grasp of my pre-teen imagination in many ways - I hope I never break loose!
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Dice Company @dicecompany.bsky.social · 17/10/2023
Another record-breaking day for us in terms of podcast downloads & listens Thanks again to everyone who has hit play on Dice Company ▶️🎲🩷 dicecompany.podbean.com
dicecompany.podbean.com
Dice Company | a podcast by Dice Company
Indulge in the cozy camaraderie of Dice Company Podcast, where a group of lifelong friends embark on whimsical adventures through the realm of Aethelon. Unwind with our ’hilarious’ back-and-forth ...
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Nix~🍉 @punklenix.bsky.social · 13/10/2023
Remember. It be what it be until it be somthing else. Sometimes we make mistakes. Sometimes we're not our best. Sometimes ain't all the time. Stop being so hard on yourself and take a breath. Try again tomorrow.
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Dorian J. Sinnott @doriansinnott.com · 13/10/2023
I finally bit the bullet and came over here 💙 Hi! I’m Dorian. I’m a horror and dark fiction author who sometimes dabbles in poetry, looking to connect with fellow writers. It’s super lonely starting over on a new platform, so if you’re a writer, please say “hi!” #authors #writers #firstpost
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Craig (Third Floor Wars) @thirdfloorwars.bsky.social · 12/10/2023
The journey continues in Court of Blades! Watch us embark on a daring errand, pushing the boundaries of our house's agenda to new heights. Peak excitement with our MASTERFUL GM, @acoupleofdrakes.bsky.social fdrakes.bsky.social, the CO-CREATOR of CoB! Need to catch up? Link in the reply #ttrpg
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Thomas Rey @thomrey.bsky.social · 12/10/2023
Ok Smurfs (it's how Bluesky users should be called IMO), Lots of new faces around here so, will you please help me be seen ? I'm Thomas, I draw maps for RPG, novels and because I have a unhealthy addiction to draw them. Let's see how many new flies ... sorry, followers I can get ;) Repost at will !
A map showing the Medditerranean sea and the travels of Odysseus.A world map showing a large variety of biomes. The compass rose is a viking shield with crossed bearded axes and a sword.A mountainous region with a huge peak and lots of glaciersA map for a boardgame  with the compass rose tilted and various features like a mushroom forest, a caldera in a desert and other classic tropes of fantasy maps
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Athanors @buttoven.bsky.social · 12/10/2023
Dr. Mercury & Nathair mushroom hunting and find something in this chapter of Castle Zeitgeist. New pages every Tues + Thurs on @slipshinecomics.bsky.social
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Alexander the Fine @alexrineh.art · 11/10/2023
Today is the last Wednesday before the Cyberrats reprint + expansion launches, can you believe it? The art I've been getting from @das-boog.bsky.social is PHENOMENAL, I'm so excited for this!!
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Emily Herring @emilyherring.bsky.social · 11/10/2023
Marcel Proust playing air guitar on a tennis racket appreciation moment
A black and white photo from the early 20th century with a group of people smiling and taking various silly poses, holding tennis rackets and hockey sticks. Marcel Proust is in the middle of the photo on his knees holding a tennis racket like a guitar. He is smiling with a smile of pure silliness.
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Sarah Finnigan @sarahfinnigan.bsky.social · 01/10/2023
I never figured out or got on the twitter bandwagon. Let's see if I can get this one to stick. For a first post, I'll start with some old work! Snow Plains for #MTG set Kaldheim. Do hashtags work on Bsky? Anyway- it's acrylic on wood, 18" x 28".
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mogsymakes @mogsymakes.bsky.social · 09/10/2023
Woo Hoo! Post has arrived. It’s gorgeous - looking forward to getting some pics with this. #jonhodgsonbackdrops #handiworkgames #miniaturephotography #28mmminiatures #miniaturepainting #badsquiddogames
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Dana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 07/10/2023
Those who are not Palestinians or Israelis, and those who do not study Palestine or Israel - I'm here to let you know that there is also the option of staying quiet. Perhaps even learning from others? Idk just a thought For real I cant understand the confidence yall have
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caitliwinx ⚔️🍂🪾 @caitliwinx.bsky.social · 07/10/2023
Faerie for Drawlloween Day 7 #art
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Roxi Horror 💀🌸 @roxiqt.com · 07/10/2023
If you don't know enough to comment on an issue, you can just... be quiet. It's not illegal. No one will stop you. Go & be free.
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Shawn Carpenter: Author and Unreliable Narrator @shawn-the-gdb.bsky.social · 08/10/2023
Michael Whelan is one of my favorite artists. His work graced the covers of the Elric books that consumed a whole summer of my tween years. His Lovecraft colors inspired me to play with monochromatic painting later in High School. As an adult? What can I say? I'm a fanboy. I delight in all his work.
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Shawn Carpenter: Author and Unreliable Narrator @shawn-the-gdb.bsky.social · 07/10/2023
Some words of wisdom from a fellow Okie. Though they were uttered 91 years ago, they're just as valid today.
A picture of 1930s American political comedian Will Rogers next to one of his quotes, dated Nov. 26, 1932, which reads:

"The money was all appropriated for the top in hopes it would trickle down to the needy. Mr. Hoover didn't know that money trickled up. Give it to the people at the bottom and the people at the top will have it before night, anyhow. But it will at least have passed through the poor fellow's hands."
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Craig Campbell (and NerdBurger Games) 🤓🍔 @nerdburgercraig.bsky.social · 07/10/2023
Final weekend for the CAPERS Cyberpunk Kickstarter. I’d appreciate it if you would give the game a look and share it around with your friends. Share this post or make your own post. Thanks much. #rpg #ttrpg t.co/1PvKJnZFW5
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🌙Evil Sonny Ross🌞 @sonnyross.bsky.social · 05/10/2023
if this makes AI people mad it's not because of the message it's because I had an idea and drew it
An illustration of a handshake between a human and a fucked up AI monstrosity with the caption " you want us to respect art that wasn't worth the effort to draw?"
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Deven Rue 🏳️‍🌈🏴‍☠️ @devenrue.com · 05/10/2023
Love the prop maps you see Travis looking at occasionally? Or the one's in the Explorer's Guide to Wildemount? Or the world maps in The Call of the Netherdeep? Learn how I make my maps using earth sciences & imagination to create immersive maps that tell your world's story!
A hand-drawn fantasy map with the text "Learn fantasy map making from Critical Role's Exandria cartographer. Patreon.com/DevenRue"
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Packpizzle's Emporium @packpizzles.bsky.social · 05/10/2023
Thanks for this, Wuz! We're Packpizzle's Emporium - we make TTRPG inspired candles! They have powerful, exotic scents, color-changing wax, and the jars look and feel right at home at gaming table! Visit us at packpizzles.com and use code Welcome20 for 20% off your first order.
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Shawn Carpenter: Author and Unreliable Narrator @shawn-the-gdb.bsky.social · 05/10/2023
If you've seen this on someone's wall or it's on your own, please let the artist know.
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Shawn Carpenter: Author and Unreliable Narrator @shawn-the-gdb.bsky.social · 05/10/2023
A fun little pic I did last night for cyberpunk/scifi project. I should probably re-do it to show the glow of the datapad, but I'm too lazy at the moment. ;)
A mail figure in a hoodie and cargo pants looking at a data pad.
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