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Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Furthermore, DriveThruRPG has now just gone ahead and delisted the book in its entirety for some reason. I don't know why. I will be reuploading the file and relisting the book as public, but this launch has been plagued by technical issues on DriveThru's front specifically.

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Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Hello I would like to take some time today to tell people that there have been strange issues going on with TUSC: Mechanized Warfare's store listing on DriveThruRPG. For some reason, the file uploaded to the website keeps being taken off the listing, causing errors when people try to download it.

Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

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We've just sent off our latest book, TUSC: Mechanized Warfare, to DriveThruRPG for their approval process. That'll actually take a couple days to get done, so I wanna spend that time to tell you what's inside this book and why you should buy it, because it's our best publication yet!

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Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

You can now purchase TUSC and its two major expansions in a discounted bundle on Itchio from the following link: swordnboard.itch.io/the-tusc-bun...

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The TUSC Bundle by Sword & Board Games

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Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Sword & Board Games' latest publication, TUSC: Mechanized Warfare is now available on DriveThruRPG and Itchio from the following links: swordnboard.itch.io/tusc-mechani... www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

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TUSC: Mechanized Warfare by Sword & Board Games

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Windlass @windlass.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

The nomad who stepped up #art #sword&sorcery #bronzeage

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SJ Klapecki (should be writing) @sjklapecki.itch.io · 24/01/2026

hello everyone, I am leaking EXCLUSIVE content from the TOP SECRET up and coming release from @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social as we go into the new year look at this lil fucker @zackonline.bsky.social did such a good job

A very small bipedal mech with two sets of cannons on the sides and two missile launchers. It is mid-run, with cartoon sweat-drops flying off of it as though it's doing the 'late running to school' trope

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Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

You've not heard the last of TUSC, for all those who love the game as much as we do but we want to bring new experiences and new ideas to the table rather than exclusively iterating on old ones. We have so much cool stuff coming your way in 2026 and I would love it if you stayed tuned to see it all!

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Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

All of these things and more make TUSC: Mechanized Warfare our greatest publication yet and we spent so long working on it because we did really want it to be the perfect sendoff for TUSC. This'll be the last major TUSC release for a while as Sword & Board focuses on completing our ongoing projects.

Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

4. But we're not done yet because on top of all of this, the game includes an optional set of rules for running much larger scale battles using 'Epic Scale' 6mm-10mm scale models. Because obviously when you have giant mechs and tanks the first thing you think to do is make em as small as possible.

Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

3. The art! Sword & Board Games have taken so long to make this book because we were focused on having as much good art for this book as possible. @zackonline.bsky.social did an amazing job on the art in this book, and it really brings the title to life. Here's some examples:

Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

2. It has rules for mechs, drones, tanks, hover tanks, cars, hover cars, jets, and you can combine these with the Titanic Creatures originally added in Medieval Warfare to have insane battles where a mech fist fights a dragon. That is objectively cool as shit.

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Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

1. It doubles the mission count of the core rulebook. There are six missions in the core rulebook, and if you play a campaign you select which mission you play by just rolling a d6. Mechanized Warfare has six more missions! And if you play a combined core book + mechanized campaign, you roll a d12!

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Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

We here at Sword & Board Games would like to say that we're geared up to have an amazing 2026 and that we'd like to wish everyone a happy

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Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

We here at Sword & Board Games have spent a very long time working on the next expansion of TUSC: The Universal Skirmish Combat Engine. We've achieved what we hope to be our new standard of production quality and visual presentation going forward. TUSC: Mechanized Warfare will be coming early 2026.

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Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

We here at Sword & Board Games would like to remind you: 1) Yes! We do still exist! 2) Our next major release is going to be coming very soon! 3) 2026 is going to be a very busy year for our company. 4) We are in your walls.

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Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Despite rumors to the contrary, we would like to remind everyone that the working conditions here at Sword & Board Games are perfectly humane according to games industry standards and the writer's room is only locked from the outside for Serena's own protection.

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Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

The Titanic size trait was also reworked, making non-Titanic miniatures a harder time fighting Titanic miniatures, promoting a playstyle of having your Titanic minis duke it out in cinematic duels between giants.

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Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

A roster of weapons exclusive to Titanic miniatures was added to the game, along with the GUARDIAN ANGEL Monstrous Species Trait. The Shield Combo trait was also added to the Halberd, Billhook, Spear and Lance. As well, several spells were reworked to deal guaranteed hits, instead of damage.

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Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

The 1.1 update for TUSC: Medieval Warfare is now available. It's a highly extensive update that adds new content to the expansion. Its the most expansive update TUSC has ever received. Download it from from the following links: swordnboard.itch.io/tusc-medieva... www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

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Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

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Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

For transparency, none of our titles got deindexed or delisted from Itchio as far as I can tell. However, as a predominantly queer-operated and queer-owned game studio we're collectively quite shaken in our trust in Itch as a platform and are currently investigating pathways forward.

Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Until things get bad to a point where we cannot reasonably host our games on the platform, we're probably going to keep posting our games to Itchio for the time being, because ultimately studios of our size can't really afford to not sell our games on as many platforms as possible.

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Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

[Wakes up, bleary-eyed, confused, dehydrated] Man, we picked the *worst* possible time to do this, huh?

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ZackONLINE 💀COMMISSIONS OPEN💀 @zackonline.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

WERE OFFICIALLY ITCHY!!! CHECK US OUT ON ITCH.IO

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Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

And finally, Itchio is extremely flexible regarding what files you're allowed to include in a purchase. So if we were to include say, I don't know, purely hypothetically, STL files in a future release, we'd have to do that through Itchio. So please, check out our Itchio page at swordnboard.itch.io.

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Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Furthermore, all future releases from the studio will arrive on our Itch page earlier than on other platforms like DriveThruRPG. You also may be able to find our games in bundles and charity fundraisers hosted on the website in the future.

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Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

We've included a Meet The Team section that has brief biographical descriptions of each member of Sword & Board Games and what we do for the studio. If you've ever wanted to know more about the creators behind the games currently this is the best way to do that.

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Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

We here at Sword & Board Games have a very special announcement: We launched an Itchio page that you can check out from this link. There's also a few cool things going on with this Itchio page that we would like to share! swordnboard.itch.io

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Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

The Akshenim are a proud, ancient people, whose history stretches back tens of millions of years. They are physical manifestations of the magic which flows throughout all existence, wandering the stars in search of the Artifacts of Ruin aboard their arcanotek colony ships known as Dragon-Arks.

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Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

During the Tetrarchy's Era of Unification, the Haagenti were the alchemically and cybernetically augmented shocktroops who formed the spearhead of the Army of Unification. Only operating alongside baseline soldiers in the most desperate of campaigns, they formed a highly insular and elitist mindset.

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Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

It's Pride Month and our founder just used their share of last month's royalties to pay for their estrogen. If you've bought one of our games, know it's going to a good cause.

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Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

All the art you've seen in this thread is made by Sword & Board Games' art director, @zackonline.bsky.social.

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Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

700 years after the Posthuman Revolt, the Ascendant Legions reave and pillage along the periphery of the Unifier-in-Absentia's domain, conquering worlds to serve as footholds for increasingly daring raids deeper into Tetrarchy territory or as temples to venerate powers far older than humanity.

Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

With no apparent hope of forging their own empire, the Ascendant Legions scattered across the galaxy in every direction. Many found themselves in the domains of ancient and terrible beings who slumber in the void between stars. Awed by their might, the Ascendants made pacts with new sovereign lords.

Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

However, the military junta established on Mars in the wake of the Unifier's final defeat was short lived as the remnant fleet of the Army of Unification set Mars to siege quickly after, all the while this posthuman occupation took almost no time to devolve into fatal infighting.

Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

This war left the Tetrarchy fractured and without the Unifier, who according to modern religious doctrine within the Tetrarchy ascended to godhood in the midst of the war's climactic battle on Mars. The rebel Haagenti, having rechristened themselves the Ascendant Legions, technically won.

Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Regardless of intent, the commanders of several Haagenti legions became convinced that the Unifier ultimately intended to dispose of them once Unification was complete. In protest, the Haagenti war fleets turned around and set course for Mars. And thus the Posthuman Revolt began.

Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

The Unifier's reasons for doing this are often debated, some pointing to the Haagenti's rumored infertility, and thus inability to produce heirs, while others argue that the Unifier thought the strength of the Haagenti were better deployed on the front lines of unification. Perhaps it was both.

Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

This caused tensions to reach a boiling point when the Unifier began dividing the spoils of war, granting landed titles and fiefdoms to his closest advisors, mentors, and confidants, the forming of the Great Houses. Though none of these Great Houses were formed from the ranks of the Haagenti.