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Paul Mitchener

@thetweedmeister.bsky.social
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Mathematician, RPG writer, Ukulele player, Virtual pub landlord. Mainly here for RPG friends. Designer of Liminal, Out of the Ashes, Beyond Dread Portals, and other goodies He/him

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Paul Mitchener @thetweedmeister.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Books read in September: Consider Phlebas (Iain M. Banks) The Player of Games (Iain M. Banks) Use of Weapons (Iain M. Banks) Halcyon Years (Alistair Reynolds) Non-Stop (Brian Aldiss) Excession (Iain M. Banks) Post Captain (Patrick O’Brian) Don’t Bite the Sun (Tanith Lee)
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Lambda Miner Edwin @edwin.lambda-miners.org.uk · 04/09/2026
Anyway, while I'm here youtu.be/vqFyhWv0XYQ?... If you see this, which you probably won't, please spread it. My new life goal is to annoy all the TERFs. You've got to have a hobby.
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Pronouns (original song)
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Paul Mitchener @thetweedmeister.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
August Reading: Rule 34 (Charles Stross) Book of the Long Sun (Gene Wolfe)(all 4) Doors of Eden (Adrian Tchaikovsky) Saturnalia (Lindsey Davis) Chronicles of the Vikings (R.I. Page) (non-fiction) Highlights: Long Sun, Doors of Eden
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Paul Mitchener @thetweedmeister.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
The latest episode involves...Out of the Ashes. Complete with a chat with yours truly! But you can skip that bit if you want. ;)
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Paul Mitchener @thetweedmeister.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Books read, July, 1/2 Master and Commander (Patrick O’Brian) Flashman on the March (George Macdonald Fraser) The Time Machine (H.G. Wells) Queen of Angels (Greg Bear) Twelve Months (Jim Butcher)
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Paul Mitchener @thetweedmeister.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
I've got a bit of a thing abour Fachans as RPG monsters.
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Paul Mitchener @thetweedmeister.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
I was born with a plastic spoon in my mouth.
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Paul Mitchener @thetweedmeister.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Ran into the devil, babe, he loaned me twenty bills.
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Jason Behnke @jasonbehnke.com · 21/07/2026
More art from Faerie and Folklore, upcoming supplement for #LiminalRPG. jasonbehnke.com/news/faeriea... #faerie #folklore #art #artsky #drawing #painting #illustration #conceptart #scifi #sciart #sff #fantasy #horror #ttrpg #rpg #booksky #noai @bsky.art 🎨💙🪐📚🐡
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Faerie and Folklore Art — Jason Behnke
Interior art for Faerie and Folklore for Liminal rpg.
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Jason Behnke @jasonbehnke.com · 21/07/2026
New #LiminalRPG page featuring art from across the series organized by each book - a nice snapshot in case you're curious about what the books look like. jasonbehnke.com/liminal #art #artsky #illustration #conceptart #scifi #sff #fantasy #horror #ttrpg #rpg #booksky #noai @bsky.art 🎨💙🪐📚
Screenshot from the new Liminal page on jasonbehnke.com. Art from all the books so far from the Liminal rpg series organized by each supplement.
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Orlanth Vex (He/Him) @orlanth.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
We’ve just recorded an episode on our experiences with @thetweedmeister.bsky.social ‘s ‘Out of the Ashes’. (Spoilers: we liked it) Episode coming soon!
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Paul Mitchener @thetweedmeister.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
I think there's an instinct among many of us to be embarrassed about self-promotion. But assuming what you've done is something you're excited about, you can do it and stay genuine. Good advice from Jon on doing that.
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Paul Mitchener @thetweedmeister.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Quick announcement. Faerie and Folklore should be available in PDF in July. At that point it will be possible to pre-order a physical copy (which includes the PDF). I'll keep you updated! Thanks to @jasonbehnke.com for his work and love on this.
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Paul Mitchener @thetweedmeister.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Books read, June Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said (Philip K. Dick) The Lathe of Heaven (Ursula Le Guin) Scandal Takes a Holiday (Lindsey Davis) Slow Horses (Mick Herron) A Deepness in the Sky (Vernor Vinge) Flashman and the Tiger (George Macdonald Fraser) Written on the Dark (Guy Gavriel Kay)
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Paul Mitchener @thetweedmeister.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Probably our house, built in the 1950s. If that doesn't count, a 1950s Kamaka ukulele.
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Paul Mitchener @thetweedmeister.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Well, there you go. Apparently I'm rather woke.
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Paul Mitchener @thetweedmeister.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
every hometown’s got the ominous megastructure, what’s yours? (Maybe two as a treat)
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Paul Mitchener @thetweedmeister.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Signed - just *maybe* if enough people sign, something might be done about this transphobic piece of nonsense. Petition: Disapprove the draft Equality Act 2010 guidance laid on 21 May 2026 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/77...
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Petition: Disapprove the draft Equality Act 2010 guidance laid on 21 May 2026
I want the House of Commons to disapprove the Equality Act 2010: Draft Code of Practice for services, public functions and associations, 2026 laid on 21 May 2026.
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Paul Mitchener @thetweedmeister.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Online play with voice and video linkage.
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Paul Mitchener @thetweedmeister.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
A View to a Kill Bill, volume 2
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jwmuk ⚖️ GrogLaw 17 Oct @jwmuk.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Game three is a real special one, a soon to be released Osprey RPG from the pen of @thetweedmeister.bsky.social Age of Wonder. It sounds an amazingly inventive blend of sci-fi and fantasy and is my personal pick of the season.
Age of Wonder

Bring it home

In ancient times, the Sky Elves conquered the Earth and destroyed technological society, ruled as feudal feudal overlords. Europa was their seat of power, but their dominiom covered the planet. The Sky Elf reign lasted for a thousand years.

Now the Sky Elves have withdrawn, and humanity is free once more to devise its own destiny. Europa is a patchwork of squabbling city-states. Tech wizards make use of half-understood artifacts from the time of Sky Elf rule.

Other alien beings came with the Sky Elves and now remain with their own agendas, unchecked by the Sky Elves’ power. Among these beings are the Cold Ones, who rule the far north, and command Varag raiders, humans genetically altered for war and obedience to their masters.

Most of the land of Alba has fallen to the Varags, and the one major stronghold resisting their further expansion is the fortress city of Eden’s Berg. The player characters are in the service of Duke Cormac of Eden’s Burg, and seek to retrieve an Air Chariot -a Sky Elf flying machine - which was once further north in the town of Dunn Dee. But it is a dangerous journey, and even in this time of crisis, Eden’s Berg is suffering from political intrigue.

Game System: As yet unpublished, coming to your shelves next year.

Warning: Cert 15. Death, violence, environmental ruin

AOB: pre-gens, beginner friendly, Discord for Voice (optional video), handouts and dice rolls

System: Age of Wonder
GM: Paul Mitchener

Time: Wednesday, 15 July 19:30
Max Players: 4
Rating: 15
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Paul Mitchener @thetweedmeister.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Fate isn't dead. For sound reasons, it's no longer something @evilhat.bsky.social are continuing to produce products for. That's okay - they opened the door long ago with the SRD, and a very good thing they did too. In particular, @firstage.bsky.social and I have something coming soon.
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Newt Newport @newtus.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
If you are OpenQuest curious, it's Deal of the Day at @drivethrurpg.com, and the PDF is half price for the next 24 hours.
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OpenQuest 3rd Edition - D101 Games | OpenQuest | DriveThruRPG
OpenQuest is an easy-to-play, straightforward, fantasy roleplaying game that uses the tried and tested D100 dice mechanic. OpenQuest lets you play fantastic death-defying adventurers in search of fame...
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Paul Mitchener @thetweedmeister.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Books read May, fiction Lords of Uncreation (Adrian Tchaikovski) All the Seas of the World (Guy Gavriel Kay) Flashman and the Mountain of Light (George Macdonald Fraser) The Accusers (Lindsey Davis) Diaspora (Greg Egan) Starship Troopers (Robert Heinlein) Flashman and the Angel of the Lord (Fraser)
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Paul Mitchener @thetweedmeister.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Stairway to Heaven on ukulele...just because I can now do that if I want to. youtu.be/XA-ZNPaC5MY?...
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Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin)
YouTube video by Mitch Plays Ukulele
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Paul Mitchener @thetweedmeister.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
London issued 11,755 Russian citizens a visa in the first three months of 2026, with a refusal rate of 8%. Shame on the Telegraph. We really don't want the barrage of anti-Irish propoganda we had up until the late 1990s back again.
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Paul Mitchener @thetweedmeister.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Several: I've never liked most R.E. Howard's stories. "Old School" play principles leave me cold. On average, I think newer RPGs are better fhan older ones. I enjoy Fate. I quite like PbtA and FitD. I find dungeons mostly boring, with lots that would be better abstracted.
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Paul Mitchener @thetweedmeister.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
A tricky and oddly nostalgic question. Here's 12 fantasy(ish) cities I find cool. Amber Ankh Morpork (Discworld) Gormenghast Lankhmar Minas Tirith (Lord of the Rings) Nessus Rotherweird Sigil (Panescape) Spire Tanelorn (var. Moorcock) The Edge (Over the Edge) Viriconium
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Paul Mitchener @thetweedmeister.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
If I come across anti-trans toilet policing when I'm out and about, this will be my approach.
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Paul Mitchener @thetweedmeister.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
The Kinks David Bowie The Clash The Rolling Stones Blur
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Flintlock. Why do all these nerds follow me? I'm not a nerd. @flintlock.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Fiction First means when you put a short story in the introduction like Vampire the Masquerade.
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Jon at Handiwork Games @handiworkgames.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Found these when looking for another thing. These were illustrations for @thetweedmeister.bsky.social’s Out of the Ashes. #art #ttrpg
A digital painting of a landscape with birds flying in the distance. A digital painting of a landscape with a couple of characters walking towards a tomb entrance. A digital painting of a barrow entrance between two trees. There is light coming from within.
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jwmuk ⚖️ GrogLaw 17 Oct @jwmuk.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
It's #gothic writing season on The Raspy Raven (see link in bio). We've been tasked by @groewe.bsky.social to write a #TTRPG game or scenario by 31/Aug. But what is Gothic? What are the key tropes? How do you make it gameable? What system? What genre? Any thoughts? Please share this post 🙏
A red satin background, a black mirror, the shadow of dead raven. It's Gothic season on The Raspy Raven!
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Newt Newport @newtus.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
This offer still stands, you will find me an urbane and social guest (just a little obsessed with D100 games :D)
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Paul Mitchener @thetweedmeister.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
"Name your top 15 TV Shows, gut instincts only" The Sopranos Buffy the Vampire Slayer Mad Men Carnivale Deep Space 9 Rome True Detective Andor Gilmore Girls Babylon 5 Father Ted Farscape Game of Thrones (mostly) I, Claudius Slow Horses This is harder than it looks.
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Paul Mitchener @thetweedmeister.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Books read, April. Fiction Just After Sunset (Stephen King) Flashman books 7 and 8 (George Macdonald Fraser) Half a Crown (Jo Walton) The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (John Le Carre) Machine Vendetta (Alistair Reynolds) Shards of Earth (Adrian Tchaikovski) Eyes of the Void (Adrian Tchaikovski)
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Paul Mitchener @thetweedmeister.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
There's no singular RPG community. There are numerous overlapping communities. I'm part of several, and probably, if you're into RPGs enough to post about them on BlueSky, so are you. Heck, you may well overlap with me.
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Paul Mitchener @thetweedmeister.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Five hour train journey home. Maybe I'll write an RPG en route.
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Paul Mitchener @thetweedmeister.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
In the next thing I GM, I plan to explore manicopatonts with the session lime. It will be amazing. I can't wait to see the connectiarg.
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Seyed P. Razavi (aka Syd) @monkeyx.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Thanks to Alice (who did the layout design) made some corrections and published a revised version on Drivethru. Grab your copy and pay what you want 👇
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Colin Speirs 🌧️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @dampscot.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
RPGs are just novels and comics as made by groups of people too indecisive to work out the plot and too lazy to do the art in advance
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Paul Mitchener @thetweedmeister.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
March reading: Ha’Penny -Jo Walton Anvil of Stars -Greg Bear The Jupiter Myth -Lindsey Davis Ysabel -Guy Gavriel Kay Daughter of Dreams -Michael Moorcock The Man Who Was Thursday -G.K. Chesterton Destiny’s Brother -Michael Moorcock A Scanner Darkly -Philip K Dick Son of the Wolf -Michael Moorcock
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T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
I thought that was just another name for a ukulele.
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Paul Mitchener @thetweedmeister.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Trail of Cthulhu has, for me, some of the best ever and most original Mythos material. In this bundle I particularly like Fearful Symmetries, Cthulhu Apicalypse, Eternal Lies, and Cthulhu City. Recommended even if you don't play Gumshoe.
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Paul Mitchener @thetweedmeister.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
This one's mine! I really like how this turned out. I should run it again...
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Huw Bowen / Sundog @huwbowen.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
I am extremely proud to debut on Bluesky the very first video by The Violet Light. I love this song, and I was so happy to make this video for it. For fans of sweet melodies, heavy metal goth, and HP Lovecraft youtu.be/Mw6rABSGFnQ
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The Violet Light: Nasht & Kaman-Thah
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Paul Mitchener @thetweedmeister.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Since there's a lot of views expessed about RPG writing, here's my contribution. I'll keep it brief. Engaging writing is not optional. Without that, I won't be excited to play, and...won't. Engaging writing does not interfere with utility. As much as anything else, utility is about structure.
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Paul Mitchener @thetweedmeister.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Me, trying to be normal.
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Flintlock. Why do all these nerds follow me? I'm not a nerd. @flintlock.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
I want your RPGs to be neither a dry collection of bullet points nor written to be deliberately obscurantist. I merely want them to be written well. To be both engaging and entertaining and to impart the necessary information. This is not in fact difficult. Go and read Paranoia or something.
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