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Spellbook Gaming @spellbookgaming.itch.io · 04/07/2026

You can now order print on demand physical copies of my cyberpunk Panic Engine ttrpg **Bite the Hand** in (nearly) every country! Details on our website. For US folks, I still recommend Tabletop Bookshelf, it's faster and you also get the PDF. www.spellbookgaming.com/bite-the-hand

A movie poster style image with a black background and only red items. Top to bottom: Text: "BITE THE HAND" in a glitchy font. A robotic hand holding a human skull in a digital glitchy filter. Text: "Will you bite the hand that feeds you? Will you stay down on your knees?" in a bold font. In a very thin font, production credits.

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Spellbook Gaming @spellbookgaming.itch.io · 27/05/2026

Surprise! I wrote a little add on for Bite the Hand, and it's free! (or you can toss me a few bucks) It's got 30 NPC stat blocks, a few bits of worldbuilding inspo, and some tools to help you make more NPCs. Go get it! spellbookgaming.itch.io/hacked-perso...

A book cover entitled "Hacked Personnel Files". Entirely grayscale.

The title is in a large glitchy font aligned in the top left.

More text along the bottom says "a compendium of NPCs for Bite the Hand by Alexander Vigna."

The background is a highly pixelated face with a black bar over the eyes. Text inside the bar reads "Early Access Version 0.9"

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Spellbook Gaming @spellbookgaming.itch.io · 16/05/2026

Cooking a little something myself...

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Spellbook Gaming @spellbookgaming.itch.io · 08/05/2026

Pssst, did you know Bite the Hand has a really open third party license? It's basically legalese for "make whatever the heck you want!" That means you can make modules, custom classes, and all sort of add-ons! I know I will, you should too! Get it here: spellbookgaming.itch.io/bite-the-hand

A screenshot of the legal documentation for the BTH 3PP License.

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Spellbook Gaming @spellbookgaming.itch.io · 21/04/2026

After a long road, I am very happy to announce that physical copies of Bite the Hand will become available NEXT TUESDAY (4/28)!!! A limited initial stock will be available @tabletopbookshelf.com, and assuming it sells well, I’ll be able to print more!

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Spellbook Gaming @spellbookgaming.itch.io · 11/04/2026

You know how every #ttrpg has that “list of inspirations” section? Well, I just handed my game to Jimmi Simpson, one the of lead actors on Westworld, which is on my list! I knew he was gonna be at a local con in his hometown and brought a copy on the slim chance we’d get to talk. He was super nice!

A picture of the Bite the Hand core rulebook sitting closed.

A screenshot of Jimmi as William from Westworld season 1.

A picture of the list of inspirational media from BTH, with “Westworld” circled.

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Spellbook Gaming @spellbookgaming.itch.io · 28/03/2026

Test copies are looking good, so these should be available for purchase in the next couple weeks, maybe a month!

A picture of a professionally printed copy of Bite the Hand

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Spellbook Gaming @spellbookgaming.itch.io · 10/03/2026

For the record, y'all reposting this all day has now dwarfed the previous bar, further proving my point haha

The itch.io views per day graph, with a huge spike today, and smaller spike yesterday.

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Spellbook Gaming @spellbookgaming.itch.io · 10/03/2026

I cannot stress enough how important it is that you recommend indie TTRPGs you like online. Someone on Reddit asked for a game rec, only like 3 out of 20 people said my game, but it made for a massive wave of visits to the Itch page. Word of mouth is real. www.reddit.com/r/rpg/commen...

A screenshot from itch.io dashboard showing views over the past two weeks. It jumps from around 30 per day on average to 80+ per day in the last two days.

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Spellbook Gaming @spellbookgaming.itch.io · 15/02/2026

Just one of the improvements coming to v1.0 of Bite the Hand: The individual cybernetics now have little icons indicating their category, so you won't have to spend as much time flipping back and forth to the master list! The power of public playtesting and feedback at work.

Page 12 of the BTH Rulebook as it appears currently in v0.9. A list of cybernetics and their effects, with no indication of which one belongs to which category.

Page 12 of the BTH Rulebook closer to how it will appear in v1.0. In this one, one of four tiny icons appears before the name of each cybernetic.

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Spellbook Gaming @spellbookgaming.itch.io · 12/01/2026

Ohhh just shy of the top 10 on Itch! Would be incredible to get there, but even this is higher then I ever expected to get! Also shoutout @laurieblake.bsky.social's Why We Fight killing it at number 2!

A screenshot of itch's top physical games, where BITE THE HAND is number 11 and Why We Fight is number 2.

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Spellbook Gaming @spellbookgaming.itch.io · 11/01/2026

Still on top bay-bee! You guys are crazy.

A screenshot of itch.io: new and popular physical games with Bite the Hand at number 1.

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Spellbook Gaming @spellbookgaming.itch.io · 10/01/2026

Let's fucking go? spellbookgaming.itch.io/bite-the-hand

The new "New & Popular Physical Games" page on Itch, where BITE THE HAND is currently number 1.

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Spellbook Gaming @spellbookgaming.itch.io · 10/01/2026

🚨AVILABLE NOW🚨 Bite the Hand v0.9 is now available on itch! Bite the Hand is a cyberpunk TTRPG built on the Panic Engine. The rulebook contains all the info both players and GMs will need. There's even a one-shot ready for you to run in the back of the book! spellbookgaming.itch.io/bite-the-hand

Bold red text on a black background:
BITE THE HAND
A CYBERPUNK TTRPG BY ALEXANDER VIGNA

The Spellbook Gaming and Panic Engine logos

A sleek robotic hand holding a human skull, filtered to be only black and red with a digital glitch effect.

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Spellbook Gaming @spellbookgaming.itch.io · 09/01/2026

Anyway, tomorrow I'll go back to being all chipper and promoting the game in a normal tone. We still live in capitalism, so you buying it so I can buy food would be super cool of you. Will you bite the hand that feeds you? Will you stay down on your knees? spellbookgaming.itch.io

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Spellbook Gaming @spellbookgaming.itch.io · 08/01/2026

Just typing up a little something for Saturday.

An email typing UI. The top of the email contains the same image as the quoted post, and the body of the text announces Bite the Hand's availability on itch.io (which actually happens on Saturday).

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Spellbook Gaming @spellbookgaming.itch.io · 05/01/2026

Ever played Mythic Bastionland? Well, you should. And maybe also watch us play it.

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Spellbook Gaming @spellbookgaming.itch.io · 27/12/2025

Back from the dead after an incomplete crowdfund, BITE THE HAND will be coming to Itch.io on January 10th! BTH is a complete Cyberpunk TTRPG built on Mothership's Panic Engine. Also it's red now. Follow so you don't miss it! spellbookgaming.itch.io

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Spellbook Gaming @spellbookgaming.itch.io · 25/12/2025

M 3 R R Y // C H R 1 S T M 4 S 01 - 10 - 26 spellbookgaming.itch.io

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Spellbook Gaming @spellbookgaming.itch.io · 04/12/2025

Oh well TL;DR: Bite the Hand didn't fund but is still going to get made, just with less art and a different release date with digital coming first in early 2026. Follow to keep up with the game: Discord: discord.gg/m73w9Fbhfa Itch: spellbookgaming.itch.io YouTube: www.youtube.com/@spellbookga...

A long letter explaining the plan to still make Bite the Hand. Unfortunately, too long for Bsky's alt text box, but long story short: I'm going to do a digital only release at first, and then once I save up enough from sales of that I'll pay for copy editing and get physical versions made. I'll do the art myself, still without AI. Follow us to get the announcements of when it becomes available.

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Spellbook Gaming @spellbookgaming.itch.io · 02/12/2025

‼️48 HOURS LEFT TO CROWDFUND BITE THE HAND‼️ We need about $2300 more to fund! Not a giant amount of money in the grand TTRPG crowdfunding scheme, so I think we can do it! Help share it far and wide! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

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Spellbook Gaming @spellbookgaming.itch.io · 24/11/2025

We've got 9 days to go, and a little under $2500 left to fund! Not a giant amount of money in the grand TTRPG crowdfunding scheme, so I think we can do it! Help us out! If fellow creators are looking for some cross-promotion or something let me know, I'm finding the limits of my own reach here.

Yellow background with a cyberpunk character with a sword hand.

Black text:
"BITE THE HAND
9 DAYS LEFT TO FUND!"

Logos for Spellbook Gaming, BackerKit, and the Panic Engine

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Spellbook Gaming @spellbookgaming.itch.io · 23/11/2025

We've got 10 days to go, and about $2500 left to fund! Not a giant amount of money in the grand TTRPG crowdfunding scheme, so I think we can do it! Help us out! If fellow creators are looking for some cross-promotion or something let me know, I'm finding the limits of my own reach here.

Yellow background with a cyberpunk character with a sword hand.

Black text:
"BITE THE HAND
10 DAYS LEFT TO FUND!"

Logos for Spellbook Gaming, BackerKit, and the Panic Engine

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Spellbook Gaming @spellbookgaming.itch.io · 20/11/2025

Mister Cortex Prime himself, @rustysellsword.com thinks my game is worth backing, so you probably should too! (Thanks Cam, you the man)

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Spellbook Gaming @spellbookgaming.itch.io · 18/11/2025

For folks not going to #PaxU this weekend, come swing by @conventionzero.bsky.social! It's all free and on discord. I'll be hanging around in there, so come say hi!

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Spellbook Gaming @spellbookgaming.itch.io · 13/11/2025

This is a very amusing number and all, but I would love for this be 100% lol

Closeup BackerKit screenshot. Plainly formatted text:
$3,333 of $6,500
138 backers
20 days left

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Spellbook Gaming @spellbookgaming.itch.io · 06/11/2025

Good morning! Still chugging along, up to 44% now, and trending to juuust meet our goal. Please keep sharing the game! In the meantime, I wanted to talk more about a feature of the game that isn't plastered all over our main page: the conversion guide! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

A black and white screenshot of the Mosh-BTH conversion guide. Features an overview of the document's contents at the top, followed by a section on converting setting elements.

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Spellbook Gaming @spellbookgaming.itch.io · 04/11/2025

Good morning everyone! We're a little under 24 hours in, which means there's still a little over 24 hours for you to be an "early" backer and get your sticker! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

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Spellbook Gaming @spellbookgaming.itch.io · 03/11/2025

Crowdfunding is well underway, but we've got a ways to go still. Help make my #cyberpunk #ttrpg happen! I think it's really something special, but don't take my word for it, listen to what others have had to say! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

A series of plainly formatted quotes:

"A faster, angrier cyberpunk RPG that puts corporate overlords in the crosshairs."
—Dave Thaumavore

"I thoroughly enjoyed running it."
—Mark Della-Croce, Lore Link

"I got to rob a store, fire a railgun, and died from blowing up my own bottle of gasoline. Would recommend."
—Kamala Arroyo, Author, We Dig Giant Robots

"Character creation was fast and went very smoothly. We went from two players never having opened the book to being completely ready in about an hour."
—Bryon Kershaw, Spirits and Monsters of Old Seattle

"I was able to get a sneak peek of this early on, and loved it! I can’t wait to get this book in my hands and to the table."
—Joshua Justice, Author, Hecate Cassette Archive, Sunlit Path

"I love cyberpunk in principle, but have had several experiences that I did not enjoy specifically because it was overwhelming... With this, there's no question, it's pretty straightforward how to figure out your success. Love it."
—Michael Dowden, Lore Link

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Spellbook Gaming @spellbookgaming.itch.io · 03/11/2025

One grand down, five and a half to go!

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$1005 of $6,500
43 backers
30 days left

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Spellbook Gaming @spellbookgaming.itch.io · 03/11/2025

Anyone who backs within 48 hours of launch at any pledge level that gets you a physical copy ALSO gets a free sticker!

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Spellbook Gaming @spellbookgaming.itch.io · 03/11/2025

BITE THE HAND IS FUNDING NOW!!! Today's the day! Pledge in the first 48 hours to get your free sticker, and listen to any of the actual plays linked on the project page to learn about what's in store for you! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s... More info in the thread🧵

"BITE THE HAND Funding on BackerKit Now!!!"

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Spellbook Gaming @spellbookgaming.itch.io · 03/11/2025

If anyone needs me for the next hour I'll be busy hyperventilating. www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

A countdown on BackerKit showing a little over 1 hour

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Spellbook Gaming @spellbookgaming.itch.io · 03/11/2025

About 12 hours left until launch! I hope you all sleep better than I do 😅

A backerkit countdown timer showing about 12.5 hours.

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Spellbook Gaming @spellbookgaming.itch.io · 02/11/2025

At the same that the crowdfunding becomes available, we're going to have one more actual play! This time it'll be on our own YouTube channel. It'll be linked at the top of the crowdfunding page so you have something to listen to while you read and make your pledges. www.youtube.com/@spellbookga...

YT Thumbnail: Yellow background with B&W cyberpunk character.
"Bite the Hand Official One Shot, Roll For Distraction"

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Spellbook Gaming @spellbookgaming.itch.io · 02/11/2025

Speaking of the first 48 hours: Anyone who backs within 48 hours of launch at any pledge level that gets you a physical copy ALSO gets a free sticker!

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Spellbook Gaming @spellbookgaming.itch.io · 02/11/2025

⚠️Bite the Hand launches on BackerKit TOMORROW MORNING!!! (11/03) Do you like cyberpunk? Do you like Mothership? Do you like art and games made entirely without AI? Do you hate billionaires? This one's for you. BackerKit: www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti... More info in the thread🧵

Yellow background with a cyberpunk character with a sword hand.

Black text:
"BITE THE HAND
TOMORROW"

Logos for Spellbook Gaming, BackerKit, and the Panic Engine

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Spellbook Gaming @spellbookgaming.itch.io · 01/11/2025

⚠️Bite the Hand launches on BackerKit MONDAY!!! Get ready for what @thaumavore.blue called "a faster, angrier #cyberpunk RPG that puts corporate overlords in the crosshairs." BackerKit: www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti... 🧵 with more info: bsky.app/profile/spel...

Yellow background with a cyberpunk character with a sword hand.

Black text:
"BITE THE HAND
2 DAYS"

Logos for Spellbook Gaming, BackerKit, and the Panic Engine

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Spellbook Gaming @spellbookgaming.itch.io · 01/11/2025

Fingers crossed, toes crossed, arms crossed, legs crossed…

Screenshot from backerkit, plainly formatted text:
“How likely is your project to reach its funding goal?

Highly Likely
~95% chance of funding”

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Spellbook Gaming @spellbookgaming.itch.io · 31/10/2025

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Spellbook Gaming @spellbookgaming.itch.io · 31/10/2025

Speaking of the first 48 hours: Anyone who backs within 48 hours of launch at any pledge level that gets you a physical copy ALSO gets a free sticker!

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Spellbook Gaming @spellbookgaming.itch.io · 31/10/2025

Bite the Hand launches on BackerKit after the weekend!!! Get ready, it's right around the corner! As always, I really appreciate everyone who sends the link to their friends, word of mouth is really the biggest help. www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti... #cyberpunk #ttrpg #mothership #crowdfunding

Yellow background with a cyberpunk character with a sword hand.

Black text:
"BITE THE HAND
3 DAYS"

Logos for Spellbook Gaming, BackerKit, and the Panic Engine

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Spellbook Gaming @spellbookgaming.itch.io · 30/10/2025

Four is also the number of classes in the game. Will you play as the Rogue, the Soldier, the Technician, or the Turncoat?

A screenshot from Bite the Han's rulebook with detailed descriptions of the four classes mentioned in the post.

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Spellbook Gaming @spellbookgaming.itch.io · 30/10/2025

⚠️FOUR DAYS until the launch of Bite the Hand, my #cyberpunk #ttrpg over on BackerKit!!! www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

Yellow background with a cyberpunk character with a sword hand.

Black text:
"BITE THE HAND
4 DAYS"

Logos for Spellbook Gaming, BackerKit, and the Panic Engine

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