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Tim Gray @timgray101.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Hey @nottswildlife.bsky.social, anyone identify this guy? Found while clearing ivy from the ground. I’m thinking a newt, but there’s no water in the immediate gardens. (Seen in glass mug before relocating.)

A small brown amphibian or lizard with some soil inside a glass mug.

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Tim Gray @timgray101.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Boardgames meet tonight. Finally got to play my set of Village Rails, picked up at Games Expo. Not bad. Also Cosmoctopus and Port Royal.

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Tim Gray @timgray101.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The DriveThruRPG superhero sale ends tomorrow, so if you want the discount on my Legends Walk products, now's the time! Supers empowered by the gods, heroes and monsters of mythology. Original standalone and Truth & Justice setting supplement. #ttrpg www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...

Cover with a solid red background and the title 'Legends Walk!' in the centre in white.

A white cover with a red column down the left side. Just above the centre is the title 'Legends Walk!' in a copper effect. Below that an image of a woman in a grey dress walking, holding fire in her hand.

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Tim Gray @timgray101.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Turns out Legends Walk is in DriveThru's superhero sale! Supers empowered by the gods, heroes and monsters of mythology. First game I published as Silver Branch. The original corebook version and the Truth & Justice supplement version are reduced. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...

Cover with a red background. In the centre, the title 'Legends Walk!' in white.

Cover with a white background and a red vertical stripe down the left side. Just above the centre is the title 'Legends Walk!'. Below and to the right, an image of a woman in a grey dress, walking with fire around her hand.

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Tim Gray @timgray101.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Frisson, avlbl at DriveThru www.drivethrurpg.com/product/3731...

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Tim Gray @timgray101.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Three CDs arrived from a secondhand place. One looks ok, one is quite scratched, and the third has this weird squiggly line effect over a third of the disc. Anyone seen this before? Suspecting some kind of layer degradation. Haven’t tried playing yet.

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Tim Gray @timgray101.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Reminder that I've got my own #ttrpg sale on spooky and weird stuff, ending tomorrow. Frisson (horror-suspense), Moon Roads (modern magic), Wild Hunted (urban fantasy for Sanction), Dreamrunners (minigame). www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...

A selection of product cover thumbnails.

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Tim Gray @timgray101.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Last few hours in DriveThru's cosmic horror sale! For any UK folks wanting a spooky bank holiday. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/browse?pr...

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Tim Gray @timgray101.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Frisson is reduced alongside DriveThru's cosmic horror sale. Compact ttrpg, simple rules, guidance on atmosphere etc. Moon Roads (modern magicians) and Wild Hunted (genre pack for Sanction) also on sale for the weekend. #selfpromosaturday www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...

Cover for Frisson. A black background. In the middle, a misty skull peers out of an ornate silver mirror. Above that, the title in white.

Cover for Wild Hunted. A piece of mottled paper on a red background, and on top of that an image of two women facing wolves or hounds in a misty alleyway.

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Tim Gray @timgray101.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Frisson, my horror #ttrpg, is still reduced. And I've just added urban fantasy products Moon Roads (modern magicians) and Wild Hunted (genre pack for Sanction) for the weekend. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...

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Tim Gray @timgray101.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

My horror #ttrpg Frisson is discounted alongside DriveThru's horror sale. #selfpromosaturday It's a compact book with a simple ruleset and lots of GM advice for creating atmosphere like the ghost stories of MR James et al. You can use it for cosmic horror too. www.drivethrurpg.com//product/373...

A black rectangle in landscape format. Top left is the title 'Frisson' in white. On the right, a misty skull peers out of an ornate mirror.

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Tim Gray @timgray101.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

... It was designed for the MR James vibe, but as it's ordinary people against the Outside it should work for cosmic horror too. Some may prefer it to other horror games for the compact character stats and less whiffy resolution. And your group decides what mental afflictions look like.

Frisson character sheet - black text on white.

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Tim Gray @timgray101.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

A cosmic horror sale has materialised at DriveThru! My horror game Frisson wasn't included, so I've knocked 30% off. Elegant ruleset, GM guidance, compact book. www.drivethrurpg.com//product/373... #ttrpg

A black rectangle. At top left, the title 'Frisson' in white. On the right, a misty skull peers out of an ornate mirror.

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Tim Gray @timgray101.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Last call! The 50% off sale on my older ttrpg products ends in two and a bit hours! Sword and sorcery, Celtic fantasy, tongue-in-cheek classic fantasy, mythic supers... www.drivethrurpg.com/en/browse?pw...

A selection of cover thumbnails with sale prices.

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Tim Gray @timgray101.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Reminder - the 50% discount on my older #ttrpg titles ends tomorrow (afternoon UK time). So don't delay if you fancy something! Jaws of the Six Serpents, Albion, Questers of the Middle Realms, Legends Walk, The Arsenal of Heaven, Dare. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...

Product cover thumbnails with sale prices.

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Tim Gray @timgray101.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

There’s a strange blue mark on Thursday.

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Tim Gray @timgray101.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

For this #selfpromosaturday, I've got older #ttrpg at a whopping 50% off. Ends Monday UK time, so get 'em while they're hot. Jaws of the Six Serpents (sword and sorcery), Albion (Celtic fantasy), Legends Walk (mythic supers), and more. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher... @drivethrurpg.com

A selection of product thumbnails with sale prices.

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Tim Gray @timgray101.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Heatwave sale at Silver Branch Games! Selected older titles at a meteorologically unusual *50%* off for a few days. In case you want any reading material. #ttrpg Jaws of the Six Serpents, Albion, Questers of the Middle Realms, Legends Walk and a few more. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...

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Tim Gray @timgray101.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Remembered I should actually spend some time Doing Fun, so here we are with a CD album I just got from online second hand world.

A CD case with a purple front image and a black mug with tea on a wooden table. The CD is ‘What Men Deserve to Lose’ by the Peatbog Faeries.

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Tim Gray @timgray101.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Among my #ttrpg products are licensed supplements, with character options for #Daggerheart and #Dragonbane, and a genre setup for #SanctionRPG. Take a look! #selfpromosaturday www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...

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Tim Gray @timgray101.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

DriveThru sale ends 3pm UK time! In case anyone fancies a last-minute grab. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...

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Tim Gray @timgray101.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Just over a day left in DriveThru's Christmas in July sale! Inc many fine #ttrpg products from me, like the venerable but mighty Jaws of the Six Serpents; the horror ruleset Frisson; and the Mists and Magery ruleset for more narrative fantasy. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...

A selection of product cover thumbnails with sale prices.

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Tim Gray @timgray101.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

I've got a bunch of #ttrpg products in DriveThru's Christmas in July sale. From sword and sorcery to horror to modern fantasy. From licensed mini-supplements to compact corebooks. Have a browse! #selfpromosaturday www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...

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Tim Gray @timgray101.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Moon Roads is my #ttrpg of modern magic - another title in the DriveThru sale. It came from the itch to make something like Mage that suited me better. Compact book, freeform magic rules, more magical (and more British) vibe, simple metaphysics. www.drivethrurpg.com//product/400...

A short rectangle with a textured background of dark and light blue. In the middle in white, the title 'Moon Roads' and the subtitle 'a roleplaying game of modern magic'.

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Tim Gray @timgray101.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Boardgames night, including a couple of plays of Wingspan Pocket (pictured). Takes some of the ideas of the -span games (I still haven’t played) and turns them into a short, compact card game. Releasing in August; available preorder for really good prices. Would recommend.

A tabletop with players’ tableaux of bird and resource cards at the end of a game of Wingspan Pocket. Some of the cards have pink and gold egg tokens.

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Tim Gray @timgray101.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Jaws of the Six Serpents is one of my #ttrpg in the DriveThru sale. It's sword and sorcery in a compact format, using the light and flexible PDQ system. This has consistently been my best seller. If you haven't checked it out, now's a good time! www.drivethrurpg.com//product/605...

A section of a front cover. A desert landscape in shades of red-brown with a hazy sun hanging above and a ruined building. In the foreground a male warrior faces enemies, holding swords, and marked by scratches and gashes. At the top in black and red is the title, 'Jaws of the Six Serpents'.

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Tim Gray @timgray101.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Walk round Attenborough nature reserve this afternoon, to let my brain open up a bit. Don’t think I’ve done that this year - weather went from bad to too hot. Pic - pond at the visitor centre

A small pond partly covered in plants, with a platform at the back and pink loosestrife flowers front right. Trees in the background (and a lake hidden behind them).

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Tim Gray @timgray101.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Frisson is my 'horror-suspense' #ttrpg. Aimed at the vibe of MR James ghost stories, but usable for cosmic horror. Compact book, simple ruleset, lots of GM guidance. This and many others currently in the @drivethrurpg.com sale! www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher... #selfpromosaturday

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Tim Gray @timgray101.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Oh, gosh, picking one... Moon Roads was indulging my itch to produce a better-in-tim-world version of Mage the Ascension. Take the basics - modern world, people who do magic, freeform magic rules - but make it compact, clear and, well, a bit more like magic. www.drivethrurpg.com//product/400...

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Tim Gray @timgray101.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

A bunch of my Silver Branch Games #ttrpg products are in DriveThru's Christmas in July sale! Sword and sorcery, modern fantasy, horror, minigames and supplements... See what you fancy. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...

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Tim Gray @timgray101.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Finally got one of @irny.bsky.social favourite fans. Good so far. Found that placed on the desk it makes vibration noise, so needs some kind of insulating material.

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Tim Gray @timgray101.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Highlighting two of my #ttrpg for #selfpromosaturday. Frisson: horror, aimed at ghost story vibes but usable more broadly. Compact ruleset and lots of GM guidance. Moon Roads: modern magicians. Freeform magic rules and just enough metaphysics. And more at www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...

A black cover with a central image of a misty skull peering out of an ornate mirror, with the title 'Frisson' in white above.

A cover with a textured background of light and dark blue, with the title 'Moon Roads' in white.

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Tim Gray @timgray101.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

New mini-supplement for #Daggerheart #ttrpg - Celtic Subclasses. Three subclasses - for Bard, Druid and Guardian - to make characters that fit closer to Celtic myths and legends. www.drivethrurpg.com//product/573...

A section of a cover image. The top part is the title 'Celtic Subclasses' in gold on a textured purple background. The bottom part has a woman in rustic dress playing a fiddle, on a faded forest background.

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Tim Gray @timgray101.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Phew, home again from the seaside. Got the train mid-afternoon, in case of hot weather delays and also because the ground was beating the heat up at me with very few shady corners available. As it happened, made good connections and got back in record time.

Scene of a beach and turquoise sea in very sunny weather.

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Tim Gray @timgray101.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Seen in an art gallery - cute little easy read books about ADHD and autism - in Welsh! (The titles are ‘neurons and…’.)

Covers of small square books with neuron cartoon characters in different colours.

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Tim Gray @timgray101.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

At the seaside. Has the benefit of being a few degrees cooler - until Thursday hits. Though I was further inland for a chunk of today, and it got tres humid early afternoon. My cunning plan to get in before the school hols did not account for a heatwave.

A view of the seafront at Llandudno, with a row of light-coloured buildings in the background, a beach of pebbles and sand, the sea lapping in, and a blue sky with white clouds.

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Tim Gray @timgray101.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Well done Guardian. Starmer stepping down, leadership process in July.

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Tim Gray @timgray101.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

A belated solstice sale on Silver Branch Games #ttrpg for a few days! Albion - Celtic fantasy in a once and future Britain Frisson - horror ruleset aimed at the ghost story vibe Moon Roads - modern magic Mists and Magery - rules for more narrative fantasy www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...

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Tim Gray @timgray101.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Impressive sunset just now. A strange red landscape in the sky.

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Tim Gray @timgray101.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Boardgames night. Played Tacta, Veggie Match, Knarr, Codenames.

The Tacta boardgame. Cards of different colours on a table, overlapping to form a chaotic structure.

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Tim Gray @timgray101.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

There are many fine wares in my #ttrpg store, with multiple flavours of fantasy plus horror, sci-fi, modern magic and many others. Compact standalone games, minigames, supplements for licensed favourites. #selfpromosaturday

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Tim Gray @timgray101.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Finally got round to opening rpg swag parcels. Print on demand books from crowdfunders. The Far Roofs by Jenna Moran (this was my UPS headache last week). Tribe 8 - new Forged in the Dark version. Arcane Crimes Division - set a TV cop series in a fantasy city.

Three books on a beige carpet. The Far Roofs, Arcane Crimes Division, Tribe 8.

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Tim Gray @timgray101.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Was at a meeting in Lincoln yesterday (for an editors’ group). Had an hour and a bit before for a wander, so here’s a cathedral.

Side view of Lincoln cathedral. An old building in pale yellow stone, with towers, stained glass windows and lots of carved decoration.

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Tim Gray @timgray101.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Flowers on the sage bush. Don’t think it’s ever done that before, in about ten years. Presumably caused by the warm spring, or perhaps stress from encroaching brambles.

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Tim Gray @timgray101.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Boardgames haul from Games Expo. (Bit more than I intended, but I was ambushed by my wishlist.)

Four boardgame boxes and an Expo lanyard. From top left clockwise, they are Forest Shuffle Dartmoor, Village Rails, Dorf Romantik Light Luggage edition, and Knarr.

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Tim Gray @timgray101.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Boardgames meet tonight. Finally got to try the Dartmoor variant of Forest Shuffle. Liked it. Interesting experience when most of one’s knowledge of Forest Shuffle combinations is useless and you have to relearn.

My forest made of different printed cards at the end of the game. Some is cards around the edges of trees; some is cards around the edges of moors.

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Tim Gray @timgray101.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

I like not this night. Bring me another.

Screen grab of the weather forecast for tonight at the author's location. The lowest temperature is 18C at 5am.

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Tim Gray @timgray101.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

The wages of sin, er, editing. Treated myself to an order of Finnish milk chocolate. Must remember not to binge it!

An open packaging box containing several bars of chocolate in blue wrappers.

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Tim Gray @timgray101.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Do you want a #Daggerheart character who's a thief, based not on magic shadow powers but agility and wits? Or a crafter, investigator, healer, merchant... Savvy and Skill gives you a new class and domain to make those concepts work. #selfpromosaturday www.drivethrurpg.com//product/564...

A section from the product cover. At the top, the title 'Savvy and Skill - a class and domain pack' in gold and yellow sans serif font on a dark purple background with a slight texture. Below, part of an image with a male merchant or thief, on a faded-out background of a city scene.

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Tim Gray @timgray101.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

I've got a Beltane sale on a selection of Celtic-adjacent #ttrpg products. #selfpromosaturday 25% off till Monday. From Celtic-themed fantasy to, er, modern fantasy to, er, modern magicians. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...

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