Chris Spivey (Author)
@darkerhue.bsky.social
Multi-award-winning writer and game designer. Veteran, part-time historian, podcaster, SFWA, and WWA member. Harlem Unbound, Haunted West, Genreless Podcast. Arc Dream Production Director (He/Him) #BlackLivesMatter
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Discover history as it was and history as it could have been. This is the West in full color! Explore #HauntedWest, where the Weird West meets real U.S. history. Let's ride! darkerhuestudios.com/shop #ttrpg #gaming #supportblackbusiness
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Black Friday Sale! Get 50% OFF everything at Darker Hue Studios! Dive into award-winning worlds:
Haunted West – Supernatural horror meets the Wild West
Harlem Unbound – Lovecraftian horror in the Harlem Renaissance
Everything is HALF OFF through December 2nd!
Haunted West – Supernatural horror meets the Wild West
Harlem Unbound – Lovecraftian horror in the Harlem Renaissance
Everything is HALF OFF through December 2nd!
November 25, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Black Friday Sale! Get 50% OFF everything at Darker Hue Studios! Dive into award-winning worlds:
Haunted West – Supernatural horror meets the Wild West
Harlem Unbound – Lovecraftian horror in the Harlem Renaissance
Everything is HALF OFF through December 2nd!
Haunted West – Supernatural horror meets the Wild West
Harlem Unbound – Lovecraftian horror in the Harlem Renaissance
Everything is HALF OFF through December 2nd!
Family movie night! #WickedForGood
a woman in a pink dress is standing next to a witch in a black hat .
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November 25, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Family movie night! #WickedForGood
Black Friday Sale! Get 50% OFF everything at Darker Hue Studios! Dive into award-winning worlds:
Haunted West – Supernatural horror meets the Wild West
Harlem Unbound – Lovecraftian horror in the Harlem Renaissance
Everything is HALF OFF through December 2nd!
Haunted West – Supernatural horror meets the Wild West
Harlem Unbound – Lovecraftian horror in the Harlem Renaissance
Everything is HALF OFF through December 2nd!
November 25, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Black Friday Sale! Get 50% OFF everything at Darker Hue Studios! Dive into award-winning worlds:
Haunted West – Supernatural horror meets the Wild West
Harlem Unbound – Lovecraftian horror in the Harlem Renaissance
Everything is HALF OFF through December 2nd!
Haunted West – Supernatural horror meets the Wild West
Harlem Unbound – Lovecraftian horror in the Harlem Renaissance
Everything is HALF OFF through December 2nd!
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Someone asked for my writing CV yesterday. The only thing they knew me from was Harlem Unbound & Haunted West, & I realized I haven’t shared it in forever. So here you go! I’ll update it this week. I’ve written across a whole spectrum of genres, and honestly? I love living genreless. #writerlife
CV — Darker Hue Studios
www.darkerhuestudios.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Someone asked for my writing CV yesterday. The only thing they knew me from was Harlem Unbound & Haunted West, & I realized I haven’t shared it in forever. So here you go! I’ll update it this week. I’ve written across a whole spectrum of genres, and honestly? I love living genreless. #writerlife
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I mirrored the RPPR Actual Play run of @deltagreen.bsky.social 's Impossible Landscapes archive.org/details/rppr... - one of the best campaigns I've run. If you haven't listened, treat yo self today!
Role Playing Public Radio Actual Play: Delta Green - Impossible Landscapes - full campaign : Role Playing Public Radio : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
In 1995, a team of Delta Green agents are assigned to investigate the disappearance of an artist in New York City. This case unravels their lives and...
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November 25, 2025 at 4:14 AM
I mirrored the RPPR Actual Play run of @deltagreen.bsky.social 's Impossible Landscapes archive.org/details/rppr... - one of the best campaigns I've run. If you haven't listened, treat yo self today!
And we're... live: #BoardsandSwords
November 24, 2025 at 11:53 PM
And we're... live: #BoardsandSwords
I’m settling in for a live interview with Board & Swords in about 20 minutes. Got a finger of Garrison Brothers poured and my trusty water bottle at the ready. Let’s do this. 🎙️🥃
November 24, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I’m settling in for a live interview with Board & Swords in about 20 minutes. Got a finger of Garrison Brothers poured and my trusty water bottle at the ready. Let’s do this. 🎙️🥃
My song of the day is from #EvilDeadTheMusical (still an absolute banger). I first caught it with a buddy, then again with my wife, and finally as part of my bachelor-party chaos—four days in Vegas capped off with the best whiskey tasting of my life.
So yeah… It’s Time! 🎶💀🪓
So yeah… It’s Time! 🎶💀🪓
It's Time
YouTube video by Full Company - Topic
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November 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
My song of the day is from #EvilDeadTheMusical (still an absolute banger). I first caught it with a buddy, then again with my wife, and finally as part of my bachelor-party chaos—four days in Vegas capped off with the best whiskey tasting of my life.
So yeah… It’s Time! 🎶💀🪓
So yeah… It’s Time! 🎶💀🪓
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Part Two of my interview with @shaneivey.bsky.social on the upcoming Black Company RPG has dropped! We dig into mass combat, dangerous magic, canon vs. table freedom, and where the game’s headed next. What are you still doing here? Go watch! 🤘😊 #ttrpgs #ttrpg #theblackcompany
youtu.be/cZTIUxSSOSo
youtu.be/cZTIUxSSOSo
Shane Ivey Talks: The Black Company TTRPG, Part Two
YouTube video by OrcusDorkus' RPG Shenanigans
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November 23, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Part Two of my interview with @shaneivey.bsky.social on the upcoming Black Company RPG has dropped! We dig into mass combat, dangerous magic, canon vs. table freedom, and where the game’s headed next. What are you still doing here? Go watch! 🤘😊 #ttrpgs #ttrpg #theblackcompany
youtu.be/cZTIUxSSOSo
youtu.be/cZTIUxSSOSo
Yes!!! The site is beautiful, I can't wait for y’all to see it and get the playtest to your tables. #ArcDream #TheBlackCompanyTTRPG
Playtest deployment (and new website) imminent. Gather your gear and settle your affairs.
November 23, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Yes!!! The site is beautiful, I can't wait for y’all to see it and get the playtest to your tables. #ArcDream #TheBlackCompanyTTRPG
It’s arrived! I’ve never played 13th Age, but I’ve heard so many great things I had to back it & hello gorgeous. I’m a sucker for a good GM screen, & now I might run it for my group or Patreon.
Between Black Company, 13th Age, & my Conan-without-Conan playtest… have I become a fantasy fan? 👀🐉
Between Black Company, 13th Age, & my Conan-without-Conan playtest… have I become a fantasy fan? 👀🐉
November 23, 2025 at 2:47 PM
It’s arrived! I’ve never played 13th Age, but I’ve heard so many great things I had to back it & hello gorgeous. I’m a sucker for a good GM screen, & now I might run it for my group or Patreon.
Between Black Company, 13th Age, & my Conan-without-Conan playtest… have I become a fantasy fan? 👀🐉
Between Black Company, 13th Age, & my Conan-without-Conan playtest… have I become a fantasy fan? 👀🐉
Watching Anders Erickson break down the #Hunter cocktail and now I have to make one. Maybe all the variants, too. It’s a mixology night, cheers! 🍸
November 22, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Watching Anders Erickson break down the #Hunter cocktail and now I have to make one. Maybe all the variants, too. It’s a mixology night, cheers! 🍸
Half a pot of coffee, 3,000 words, and three hours on the clock. Time to speedrun this draft before Dad Mode triggers. #WriterParentLife
November 22, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Half a pot of coffee, 3,000 words, and three hours on the clock. Time to speedrun this draft before Dad Mode triggers. #WriterParentLife
Weekend unlocked. High West Campfire Rye + Pluribus. Let’s go. #WeekendVibes
November 21, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Weekend unlocked. High West Campfire Rye + Pluribus. Let’s go. #WeekendVibes
Someone asked for my writing CV yesterday. The only thing they knew me from was Harlem Unbound & Haunted West, & I realized I haven’t shared it in forever. So here you go! I’ll update it this week. I’ve written across a whole spectrum of genres, and honestly? I love living genreless. #writerlife
CV — Darker Hue Studios
www.darkerhuestudios.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Someone asked for my writing CV yesterday. The only thing they knew me from was Harlem Unbound & Haunted West, & I realized I haven’t shared it in forever. So here you go! I’ll update it this week. I’ve written across a whole spectrum of genres, and honestly? I love living genreless. #writerlife
This morning’s #BooksandBrews is Shadows Linger. I started the Black Company books before joining Arc Dream and they hooked me fast. The grim lore and sharp characters make me want to finish the whole series and crank up the hype for our upcoming playtest (very, very soon)!
November 20, 2025 at 12:27 PM
This morning’s #BooksandBrews is Shadows Linger. I started the Black Company books before joining Arc Dream and they hooked me fast. The grim lore and sharp characters make me want to finish the whole series and crank up the hype for our upcoming playtest (very, very soon)!
Shipping out more copies of Haunted West today, and it genuinely brightens my whole day. Your support inspires me to keep writing and creating strange, wonderful worlds.
Thank you for riding along with me! 🤠👻💛 #BlackOwnedBusiness #TTRPG
Thank you for riding along with me! 🤠👻💛 #BlackOwnedBusiness #TTRPG
November 19, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Shipping out more copies of Haunted West today, and it genuinely brightens my whole day. Your support inspires me to keep writing and creating strange, wonderful worlds.
Thank you for riding along with me! 🤠👻💛 #BlackOwnedBusiness #TTRPG
Thank you for riding along with me! 🤠👻💛 #BlackOwnedBusiness #TTRPG
Doing a little research reading over lunch today. Is it all about the #Mythos and horror? Absolutely. #gamedesign
November 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Doing a little research reading over lunch today. Is it all about the #Mythos and horror? Absolutely. #gamedesign
What is this weird feeling? Apparently, eight hours of sleep is a thing humans can do? First time in years...possibly since the Bronze Age. I’m fully energized. Autobots, transform and roll out! #workday
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November 18, 2025 at 1:09 PM
What is this weird feeling? Apparently, eight hours of sleep is a thing humans can do? First time in years...possibly since the Bronze Age. I’m fully energized. Autobots, transform and roll out! #workday
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Straight talk #TTRPG creators: #Patreon was once an ideal spot. It is now a convoluted, pre-sale-to-vulture-captial mess. When it's not randomly changing policies that cut my audience to ribbons, it's adding idiotic process heavy pop-ups that do nothing.
Use Ghostio instead. Here's ours:
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DELTA GREEN
Dive into the world of Delta Green, a role-playing game where horror meets conspiracy. Uncover government secrets, battle cosmic horrors inspired by H.P. Lovecraft, and experience the ultimate struggl...
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November 17, 2025 at 2:44 PM
This morning’s #BooksandBrews is all about revisiting Shakespeare before I ease back into work mode.
November 17, 2025 at 12:36 PM
This morning’s #BooksandBrews is all about revisiting Shakespeare before I ease back into work mode.
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St. Clair is a major touchstone for @darkerhue.bsky.social 's Harlem Unbound, a TTRPG game that is both a Lovecraft inspired and a rich sourcebook of 20C Black American History.
November 16, 2025 at 3:36 PM
St. Clair is a major touchstone for @darkerhue.bsky.social 's Harlem Unbound, a TTRPG game that is both a Lovecraft inspired and a rich sourcebook of 20C Black American History.
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Going old-school today: I printed out [REDACTED] for a full reread and markup session. Some of the ouroboros mechanics have evolved since the last draft, and that’s definitely going to shape a few design choices here. Honestly? I love this part of the process. #Gamedesign #TTRPG
![[REDACTED] printed out on and on a Haunted West mousemad with sharpies, pen, and pencil on top of the manuscript. All located near a full cup of coffee in a Swing's coffee cup.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nwuzgmvldb6eo6l4r3uw7bsd/bafkreigi6ab6ofeef2vidkl2kqewp3xjcqr23awt4urzkhhdnbllj6b6km@jpeg)
November 15, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Going old-school today: I printed out [REDACTED] for a full reread and markup session. Some of the ouroboros mechanics have evolved since the last draft, and that’s definitely going to shape a few design choices here. Honestly? I love this part of the process. #Gamedesign #TTRPG
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Had another great day of students rolling up characters and building backstories for their characters using the robust and historically based character creation system for “Haunted West” by @darkerhue.bsky.social in service of a project exploring the history of “the West.”
#APUSH #RPG #EduSky 🗺️
#APUSH #RPG #EduSky 🗺️
November 15, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Had another great day of students rolling up characters and building backstories for their characters using the robust and historically based character creation system for “Haunted West” by @darkerhue.bsky.social in service of a project exploring the history of “the West.”
#APUSH #RPG #EduSky 🗺️
#APUSH #RPG #EduSky 🗺️